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Patients with obstructive sleep apnea can favor the predisposing factors of periodontitis by the presence of P. melaninogenica and C. albicans, increasing the severity of the periodontal disease.

Tellez-Corral 2022 · Téllez-Corral Mayra A, Herrera-Daza Eddy, Cuervo-Jimenez Hayde K, et al. · Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022

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Inflammation, Hypoxia, and Periodontal Breakdown: The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Periodontitis; Results From a Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Tellez-Corral 2022 · Table 1; references; Figure 3

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Periodontitis (occurrence or prevalence) Obstructive sleep apnea (presence or risk, by PSG, home test or validated questionnaire) vs Participants without OSA or with subclinical apnea	OR 2.22 [1.78, 2.77]	18 studies	GRADE not reported

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