Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
The DMFT index was similar between groups, with only 1 of 5 comparative studies finding a significant difference; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Denture use (prevalence) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Denture use was similar in older people with and without dementia, though one study reported lower denture use with more severe dementia; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries: prevalence of root caries · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Root caries was higher in older people with dementia (0.6 to 4.9) than without (0.3 to 1.7), described as significantly more common but not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Edentulousness (prevalence) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Edentulousness was similar in older people with and without dementia, with wide overlapping ranges across studies; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Orofacial pain (prevalence) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Orofacial pain prevalence was similar in older people with dementia (7.4 to 21.7%) and without dementia (6.7 to 18.5%), based on few studies; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Coronal caries (mean number) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Coronal caries was higher in older people with dementia (0.1 to 2.9) than without (0.0 to 1.0), described as significantly more common but not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of teeth · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
The number of teeth present was comparable between older people with and without dementia; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Periodontal disease and serum IL-1β IL-6 and cortisol · Patients with aggressive or chronic periodontitis at a university periodontology department
No correlation was reported between immunological markers cortisol and registered stress values; untreated aggressive periodontitis was accompanied by pessimistic attitude and elevated serum IL-6.
1 finding from 1 review
GCF elastase activity and non-surgical periodontal treatment outcome (salivary cortisol, ICTP measured; no effect reported) · Adults with periodontitis needing non-surgical periodontal treatment
In one 6-month longitudinal study, patients under psychosocial stress had higher gingival crevicular fluid elastase and poorer outcomes after non-surgical periodontal therapy; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Gingival inflammation and GCF IL-1β IL-6 and IL-8 · Adults with gingivitis or periodontitis from a private periodontics practice
Perceived stress was associated with IL-1β IL-6 and IL-8 levels in gingival crevicular fluid.
1 finding from 1 review
Periodontitis and GCF IL-6 · Women on long-term sick leave for depression
Depressed women had higher periodontal disease and GCF IL-6 after adjustment for age and smoking.
1 finding from 1 review
Periodontitis and allostatic load · US adults in NHANES III
Allostatic load partly explained socioeconomic gradients in periodontal disease.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study
GRADE not reported
Antibody titres to periodontal pathogens · Adults with periodontitis
In one case-control study, depression as a marker of social isolation was associated with elevated antibody titres to periodontal pathogens at baseline and 1-year follow-up; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Periodontitis and allostatic load · US adults in NHANES 1999-2004
Allostatic load increased the probability of periodontitis and the association varied by race/ethnicity.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Serum inflammatory cytokines (IL-1b, IL-6) and cortisol in periodontitis
1 finding from 1 review
Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Decayed-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient outcomes: mean number of filled teeth per 0- to 15-year-old · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Filled-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries in children · Mother-child pairs
In one cross-sectional study, higher maternal allostatic load was associated with child dental caries experience and with health-related maternal care-taking behaviours; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Salivary cortisol, cariogenic bacterial load and dental caries · Kindergarten-age children
In one cross-sectional study of children, low socioeconomic status, higher basal salivary cortisol and higher cariogenic bacterial counts were each independently associated with higher dental caries risk; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Enamel surface properties (thinner, softer enamel) in exfoliated teeth
1 finding from 1 review