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Dental Practice 2019
Dentistry and Craniofacial Research
ISSN: 2576-392X
Page 28
January 28-29, 2019
Barcelona, Spain
27
th
International Conference on
Dentistry and Dental Practice
Background:
The association between periodontitis and
digestive diseases such as Crohn’s disease, liver abscess and
pancreatic cancer has been reported, but no studies have been
conducted to investigate the relationship between periodontitis
and cholecystitis. Since periodontitis is a microbial initiated
chronic inflammatory disease, it may be linked with the
gallbladder diseases.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of
cholecystitis in patients with periodontitis.
Methods:
We used the Longitudinal National Health Insurance
Research Database for this nested case control study. A total
of 7,366 patients who hospitalized or emergency visit for
cholecystitis from 2010 to 2013 were included as the study
group, and the 1:4 ratio matched control group comprised
29,464 age and sex-matched individuals. Both groups were
classified according to different levels of periodontitis before
the index date.
Results:
No significantly higher risk of cholecystitis was noted
in the patients with periodontitis. Compared to individuals
without periodontitis, the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of
cholecystitis was observed with exposure to mild (aOR=0.925,
95% C.I.=0.855-1.001), moderate (aOR=0.824, 95% C.I.=0.703-
0.966), and severe (aOR=0.816, 95% C.I.=0.534-1.247)
periodontitis.
Conclusions:
Our findings indicate that there was no excess
risk of cholecystitis in patients with periodontitis.
Biography
Chao-Bin Yeh has completed his PhD in the Institute of Medicine at Chung
Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan and Postdoctoral studies at
Chung Shan Medical University. He has worked as Professor in the Depart-
ment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine at Chung Shan Medical
University. In addition, he has published more than 50 papers in medicinal
journals including dental resource as “Periodontitis and dental scaling asso-
ciated with pyogenic liver abscess: A population-based case-control study
in Journal of Periodontal Research” in recently years and has been serving
as a Director of Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine at
Chung Shan Medical University.
sky5ff@gmail.comRisk of cholecystitis in patients with
periodontitis: A nationwide population-based
study
Chao-Bin Yeh
Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Chao-Bin Yeh, J Den Craniofac Res 2019, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-015