SynthesisSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2023
A meta-analysis on the association between obstructive sleep apnea and periodontitis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Periodontitis: A Systematic Umbrella Review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Pooled it
- Association of edentulism and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2025Pooled it
- Association between obstructive sleep apnea and multiple adverse clinical outcomes: evidence from an umbrella review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep Duration and Risk of Periodontitis-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International dental journal · 2024Pooled it
- Association between sleep-disordered breathing and periodontitis: a meta-analysis.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2023Pooled it
- Periodontitis and systemic diseases: insights into the correlation, mechanisms, and clinical implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Periodontal disease and obstructive sleep apnea: an umbrella review.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Vitamin D binding protein and receptor prevalence in a large population with periodontitis: single nucleotide polymorphism and transcriptomic profiling.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The Molecular Comorbidity Network of Periodontal Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Clinical and radiographic periodontal status in hypertensive patients with or without obstructive sleep apnea 10 years after diagnosis and CPAP initiation.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Article
- Risk of chronic periodontitis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.Epidemiology and health · 2023Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThe present meta-analysis aimed to evaluate quantitively the recent scientific evidence regarding the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and periodontitis.
methodsDatabases searched were PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science. Publications were included according to the inclusion criteria. The following outcomes were evaluated: the prevalence of periodontitis, probing depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), the percentage of sites with bleeding on probing (BOP), plaque index (PI), and gingival index (GI). The statistical analysis was processed using the software STATA.
resultsThirteen eligible studies comprising a total of 31,800 patients were included. The meta-analysis showed an increased prevalence of periodontitis in OSA populations compared to controls. Both PD and CAL were increased in OSA populations compared with controls. (Prevalence of periodontitis: OR 2.348; 95%CI 2.221-2.482; PD: SMD = 0.681, 95% CI: 0.062-1.301, Z = 2.61, P = 0.031; CAL: SMD = 0.694, 95% CI: 0.167-1.22, Z = 2.58, P = 0.01). The study also found significantly increased BOP in patients with OSA after heterogeneity was clarified. (SMD = 0.357, 95% CI: 0.079-0.635, Z = 2.52, P = 0.012).
conclusionsThe findings suggest that OSA was associated with an increased prevalence of periodontitis.
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