Patients with IBD have more self-reported oral health problems

Results

Answers from 1108 IBD patients and 3429 controls were analyzed. About 30% of the patients indicated having had problems with oral lesions, with CD patients having 46% higher odds and having them more often in a generalized form compared to UC patients. Further, self-reported severe periodontitis increased the odds of having oral lesions by almost 2.3-times. However, only about 12.5% of IBD patients were informed by their physician about oral lesions and about 10% indicated receiving treatment for them. Compared to controls, IBD patients required more often dental treatment and spent more money; specifically, UC and CD patients had 27 and 89% higher odds, respectively, for having spent ≥3000 DKK (ca. 440 USD) at the dentist compared to controls.

IBD patients have more often oral health problems and higher expenses for professional dental care compared to matched controls. This included problems with IBD-related oral lesions, but these are rarely addressed by the medical or dental team.

Reference:

Bertl, K, Burisch, J, Pandis, N, Klinge, B, Stavropoulos, A. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have more oral health problems and higher costs of professional dental care than healthy controls: The Periodontitis Prevalence in ulcerative Colitis and Crohn disease (PPCC) case-control study. J Periodontol. 2023; 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.23-0325

Keywords:

Patient, IBD, more, self-reported, oral health, problems, Bertl, K, Burisch, J, Pandis, N, Klinge, B, Stavropoulos, A, Journal of Periodontology