The relationship between oral health and COPD exacerbations
The relationship between oral health and COPD exacerbations
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DOI:
10.2147/copd.s194991
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发表时间:
2019-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Wendt, Chris H.
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作者:
Baldomero, Arianne K.;Siddiqui, Mariam;Wendt, Chris H.
Introduction: Poor oral health has been implicated as an independent risk factor for the development of COPD, but few studies have evaluated the association between oral health and COPD exacerbations. We aimed to determine if poor oral health is associated with COPD exacerbations and/or worse respiratory health.Methods: We performed a case-control study of oral health among COPD exacerbators and non-exacerbators. Cases (exacerbators) had experienced >= 1 exacerbation in the previous 12 months, while controls (non-exacerbators) had no exacerbations in the previous 24 months. We excluded those with