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Lung function and oral health in adolescents

2018; European Respiratory Society; Volume: 53; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1183/13993003.01951-2018

1399-3003

Joachim Heinrich, Elisabeth Thiering, Rudolf A. Jörres, Holger Schulz, Jan Kühnisch, Marie Standl,

Asthma and respiratory diseases

Only a few studies have investigated the association between periodontal diseases (PD), such as gingivitis or periodontitis, and lung health. The latest systematic review identified 14 observational studies and reported a pooled OR of 2.08 (95% CI 1.48–2.91) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [1]. More recent studies have confirmed the adverse effects of oral inflammation on lung disease [2], but not all [3]. Three interventional trials in adults showed the positive effects of periodontal therapy on lung function in patients with COPD. Poor oral health is associated with poor lung function in adolescents We thank all participants and their families for taking part in the study, the obstetric units for allowing recruitment and the GINIplus and LISA study team for its excellent work. The GINIplus 15 Study Group was made up of the following: Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology I, Neuherberg, Germany (J. Heinrich, I. Brüske, H. Schulz, M. Standl, M. Schnappinger, M. Ferland, E. Thiering, C. Tiesler, C. Flexeder and C. Zeller); Dept of Pediatrics, Marien Hospital Wesel, Research Institute, Wesel, Germany (D. Berdel, A. von Berg and B. Filipiak-Pittroff); Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany (S. Koletzko and K. Werkstetter); Dept of Pediatrics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, and Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd (C.P. Bauer and U. Hoffmann); and IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Dusseldorf, Germany (T. Schikowski, E. Link, C. Klümper, U. Krämer and D. Sugiri). The LISA 15 Study Group was made up of the following: Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology I, Neuherberg, Germany (J. Heinrich, I. Brüske, H. Schulz, M. Standl, M. Schnappinger, M. Ferland, E. Thiering, C. Tiesler, C. Flexeder and C. Zeller); Dept of Pediatrics, Research Institute, Marien Hospital Wesel, Wesel, Germany (A. von Berg); Pediatric Practice, Bad Honnef, Germany (G. Schaaf); Dept of Pediatrics, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (U. Hoffmann); Dept of Environmental Immunology/Core Facility Studies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany (I. Lehmann, M. Bauer, G. Herberth, J. Müller, S. Röder and M. Schilde); Dept of Pediatrics, Municipal Hospital "St. Georg", Leipzig, Germany (M. Borte, U. Diez, C. Dorn and E. Braun); and ZAUM – Center for Allergy and Environment, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany (M. Ollert and J. Grosch).