The findings demonstrate the influence of periodontitis on severe asthma, given that the frequency of periodontitis is higher in individuals with severe asthma than in those without a diagnosis of bronchial inflammation.
Association between periodontitis and severe asthma was observed. Further investigation is required to determine the direction of this relationship. It may be causal, but it may also be a consequence of the immunopathological process that characterizes asthma, or else, consequence of the medication used for treatment.
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre doença periodontal (DP) e prematuridade/baixo peso ao nascer (PMBP).MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo de metanálise no qual foram empregadas as bases de dados PUBMED/Medline, Lilacs e SciELO para selecionar estudos de caso-controle com ano de publicação no intervalo de tempo de 2001 a 2013.RESULTADOS: Dos 33 estudos de caso-controle elegíveis, 23 tiveram seus achados sumarizados na metanálise. O odds ratio da metanálise foi da ordem de 1,7 (95% IC [1,19 – 2,43],) apontando que gestantes com DP podem ter a chance elevada para terem filhos com PMBP ao serem comparadas àquelas sem DP.CONCLUSÃO: Os achados dessa metanálise sugerem que existe associação entre DP e PMBP.
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