Association between Oral Health and Gastric Neoplastic Lesions
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
;
: 56-60, 2018.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-738951
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Although several studies have suggested that tooth loss is associated with the risk of gastric cancer, the association between oral health and gastric cancer remains a controversial issue. Thus, we investigated whether oral health is associated with the risk of gastric neoplastic lesions. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively evaluated 391 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination between March 2010 and February 2013. The tooth number and the age-related periodontal bone loss score (ArB score) were investigated as parameters of oral health. Gastric neoplastic lesions included adenomas and cancer detected on biopsy examination.RESULTS:
We identified 10 patients (2.6%) with neoplastic lesions. Older age, a higher body mass index, and the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection were significantly associated with neoplastic lesions. However, there was no significant correlation about Kimura-Takemoto classification, ArB score, and tooth number. Multivariate analyses showed that age was significantly associated with neoplastic lesions.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings demonstrate that oral health (assessed using parameters such as tooth number and ArB score) may not be significantly associated with gastric neoplastic lesions.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stomach Neoplasms
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Tooth
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Biopsy
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Adenoma
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Body Mass Index
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Oral Health
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Multivariate Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Alveolar Bone Loss
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Tooth Loss
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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