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Metabolic syndrome as a risk indicator for periodontal disease and tooth loss

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of metabolic syndrome (MS) with periodontitis (PE) and tooth loss (TL).

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 363 individuals who underwent full-mouth periodontal examination, and the association between MS and PE was evaluated considering three outcomes: severe periodontitis, mean probing depth ≥2.4 mm, and mean clinical attachment loss ≥2.0 mm. The prevalence ratio (PR) between MS and PE was calculated using a model adjusted for gender, age, smoking, years of education, and socioeconomic status.

Results

The adjusted model showed a PR for severe periodontitis of 1.17 (95 % CI 0.83–1.65). There was no significant association between MS and PE defined as mean probing depth ≥2.4 mm. MS was significantly associated with PE defined as mean attachment loss ≥2 mm in individuals aged 41–60 years (PR 1.47, 95 % CI 1.05–2.06). In addition, MS was associated with TL (>6 teeth) (PR 1.23, 95 % CI 1.02–1.49) for all ages, both in crude and adjusted analyses.

Conclusions

We concluded that there is a weak association of MS with both attachment loss and TL.

Clinical relevance

Patients with MS seem to have a higher risk of attachment loss and tooth loss and should be screened for periodontal disease.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by Funding for Research and Events from Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil, and by Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil (CNPq, grant no.: 482089/2012-1).

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  1. Department of Periodontology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Marta L. Musskopf, Luciana D. Daudt, Patrícia Weidlich & Rui V. Oppermann

  2. Department of Periodontology, Lutheran University of Brasil, Canoas, Brazil

    Marta L. Musskopf

  3. Division of Endocrinology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Fernando Gerchman & Jorge L. Gross

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Musskopf, M.L., Daudt, L.D., Weidlich, P. et al. Metabolic syndrome as a risk indicator for periodontal disease and tooth loss. Clin Oral Invest 21, 675–683 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-016-1935-8

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