Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) vs Healthy controls without IBD
Periodontal disease (periodontitis) coincidence · Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and controls without IBD; mostly adults (one pediatric study), both sexes
Patients with IBD have about 2.5-fold higher odds of coexisting periodontal disease than healthy controls (pooled OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.97-3.15; 6 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral Health Status in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review. 2021 All outcomesHospital/clinic-based case-control and cross-sectional studies in 11 countries; 15 studies total (1748 participants: 1104 Crohn's disease, 534 ulcerative colitis, 110 IBD-form unspecified); 6 studies pooled for this analysisOR 2.49 [1.97, 3.15]6 studiesGRADE not reported