Role of Oral Hygiene in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Background The ‘hygiene hypothesis' suggests that a reduction in the microbial exposure due to improved health measures has contributed to an immunological imbalance in the intestine and increased the incidence of autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Accordingly, we in...

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Published in:Digestive diseases and sciences 2011, Vol.56 (1), p.170-175
Main Authors: Singhal, Shashideep, Dian, Delia, Keshavarzian, Ali, Fogg, Louis, Fields, Jeremy Z, Farhadi, Ashkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Case-Control Studies
Colitis, Ulcerative - epidemiology
Crohn Disease - epidemiology
Dental care
Dental hygiene
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology
General aspects
Health aspects
Health Surveys
Hepatology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Inflammatory bowel disease
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Mouth
Mouth Mucosa - microbiology
Oncology
Oral Hygiene
Original Article
Other diseases. Semiology
Prevalence
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Toiletries industry
Transplant Surgery
Ulcerative colitis
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Background The ‘hygiene hypothesis' suggests that a reduction in the microbial exposure due to improved health measures has contributed to an immunological imbalance in the intestine and increased the incidence of autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Accordingly, we investigated associations between oral hygiene practices and IBD. Methods We developed and administered a multiple choice questionnaire to evaluate oral hygiene and dental care practices of 137 subjects (83 with IBD and 54 healthy controls). Results Of the 83 IBD cases, 31% had ulcerative colitis and 69% had Crohn's disease. For subjects with IBD, the frequency of brushing at disease onset was significantly higher than in controls (P = 0.005). Also, the frequency of use of dental floss and breath freshener at disease onset was significantly higher in IBD patients (P = 0.005 and
ISSN:0163-2116
1573-2568
DOI:10.1007/s10620-010-1263-9