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ArticlePloS one2022

Association between dental caries and Helicobacter pylori infection in Japanese adults: A cross-sectional study.

Komei Iwai, Tetsuji Azuma, Takatoshi Yonenaga, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Akihiro Obora, Fumiko Deguchi, Takao Kojima, Takaaki Tomofuji

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Komei IwaiDepartment of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan.
Tetsuji AzumaDepartment of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan.
Takatoshi YonenagaDepartment of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan.
Kazutoshi WatanabeAsahi University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Akihiro OboraAsahi University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Fumiko DeguchiAsahi University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Takao KojimaAsahi University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Takaaki TomofujiDepartment of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7806-3365
Asahi University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is widely known as a cause of gastric disorders. Presence of H. pylori in dental pulp has been reported. Dental caries may influence the presence or absence of systemic H. pylori infection by serving as a source of H. pylori. In this cross-sectional study, we examined whether H. pylori infection in blood were associated with dental caries in Japanese adults. The participants were 752 individuals (513 males and 239 females, mean age 53.8 years) who underwent both H. pylori testing (H. pylori antibody test and pepsinogen test) and dental checkups at the Asahi University Hospital Human Health Center between April 2018 and March 2019. Those diagnosed as positive for H. pylori antibody test or positive for serum pepsinogen test as H. pylori test in the human health checkup were judged as those with H. pylori infection in the blood. In our study, 83 participants (11%) were determined to be infected with H. pylori in the blood. The proportion of those with decayed teeth was higher in participants with H. pylori infection in blood than in those without H. pylori infection in blood (p< 0.001). The logistic analysis showed that presence of H. pylori infection in blood was positively associated with those with decayed teeth (OR, 5.656; 95% CI, 3.374 to 9.479) after adjusting for age, gender, gastric disease, regular dental checkups, antibiotic medication history, and decayed teeth. Furthermore, the proportion of H. pylori infection in blood increased according to number of decayed teeth (p< 0.001). The results indicate that H. pylori infection in blood were associated with decayed teeth. Untreated dental caries may have an impact on systemic H. pylori infection.

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Dental CariesHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPepsinogen APepsinogen A

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PMCPMC9282579
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