(06-03-07) Relationship of metabolic syndrome to periodontal disease in Japanese women: the hisayama study.

Shimazaki Y, Saito T, Yonemoto K, Kiyohara Y, Iida M, Yamashita Y.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan;
Recent studies have suggested that several systemic conditions-such as obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes-are related to periodontitis. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between periodontitis and 5 components of metabolic syndrome-abdominal obesity, triglyceride level, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, blood pressure, and fasting blood sugar level-in 584 Japanese women. In multivariate analyses, persons exhibiting more components of metabolic syndrome had significantly higher odds ratios for a greater pocket depth and clinical attachment loss than did those with no components; the odds ratios for a greater pocket depth and clinical attachment loss of the persons exhibiting 4 or 5 components were 6.6 (95% confidence interval = 2.6-16.4) and 4.2 (95% confidence interval = 1.2-14.8), respectively. These results indicate that metabolic syndrome increases risk of periodontitis, and suggest that people exhibiting several components of metabolic syndrome should be encouraged to undergo a periodontal examination.

Fonte: j Dent Res

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