ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2023
Dental evaluation is helpful in the differentiation of functional heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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- Oral health status and esophageal diseases: Univariate and multivariate Mendelian randomization analyses.Medicine · 2026Article
- Pathogenesis of pepsin-induced gastroesophageal reflux disease with advanced diagnostic tools and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Association Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Periodontitis: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study from the Korean National Health Screening Cohort.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Diagnostic value associated with the combination of saliva pepsin and microorganisms in functional heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHeartburn is identically the key symptom of both, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional heartburn (FHB), making the differential diagnosis resource-intensive. Oral manifestations of GERD can be easily examined; therefore, their exploration might be a cheap, widely available, and useful tool in the differentiation of GERD and FHB.
aimTo evaluate the prevalence of dental erosions (DE) and periodontal diseases (PD) in patients with heartburn and their association with GERD and FHB.
methodsA total of 116 [M/F: 51/65, mean age: 54 (17-80) years] consecutive patients with heartburn were enrolled for detailed esophageal function and orodental examinations.
resultsDental disorders were detected in 89% (103/116). Patients with PD + DE had significantly more often pathologic reflux (90.0%
conclusionThe dental evaluation of patients with heartburn seems to be useful in the differential diagnosis of GERD and FHB. Among the studied parameters, the co-appearance of DE and PD seems to be the best predictor of GERD, whereas the absence of dental disorders was mostly observed in FHB.
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