Sambandet mellan parodontit och KOL

Translated title of the thesis: The association between periodontitis and COPD
  • Linn Axelsson
  • Elinor Jonskog Eriksson

    Student thesis: Bachelor

    Abstract

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease. The disease is the fourth leading cause of death and more than 5 percent of the adult population worldwide is affected.

    The aim of this study was to investigate the association between periodontitis and COPD.

    Search for material for the literature review was done in the medical database PubMed where the keywords were: "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" and "Periodontal health or periodontal disease". The result is based on twelve studies that were extracted and analyzed. The studies have investigated pocket depth, attachment loss, plaque index, bleeding on probing and bone loss. Ten studies compared a COPD group with a healthy control group, one study compared two COPD groups and one study examined a COPD group and a group with other lung diseases.

    Most studies found that people with COPD had a higher incidence of pocket depth, attachment loss, plaque index, bleeding on probing and bone loss. The conclusion of the literature review is that there is an association between periodontitis and COPD and that smoking is a link between the two diseases.  

    Date of Award2014-Jun-16
    Original languageSwedish
    SupervisorSladjana Critén (Supervisor) & Stefan Renvert (Examiner)

    Educational program

    • Study Programme in Oral Health

    University credits

    • 15 HE credits

    Swedish Standard Keywords

    • Dentistry (30216)

    Keywords

    • copd
    • periodontitis

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