Association between Oral Health and Gastric Neoplastic Lesions
10.7704/kjhugr.2018.18.1.56
- Author:
Jae Hwang CHA
1
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Sinyoung KIM
;
Jie Hyun KIM
;
Ik Sang MOON
;
Da Hyun JUNG
;
Jae Jun PARK
;
Young Hoon YOUN
;
Hyojin PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. otilia94@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Bone loss;
Helicobacter pylori;
Oral health;
Stomach neoplasms
- MeSH:
Adenoma;
Alveolar Bone Loss;
Biopsy;
Body Mass Index;
Classification;
Helicobacter pylori;
Humans;
Multivariate Analysis;
Oral Health;
Retrospective Studies;
Stomach Neoplasms;
Tooth;
Tooth Loss
- From:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
2018;18(1):56-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Although several studies have suggested that tooth loss is associated with the risk of gastric cancer, the association between oral health and gastric cancer remains a controversial issue. Thus, we investigated whether oral health is associated with the risk of gastric neoplastic lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 391 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination between March 2010 and February 2013. The tooth number and the age-related periodontal bone loss score (ArB score) were investigated as parameters of oral health. Gastric neoplastic lesions included adenomas and cancer detected on biopsy examination. RESULTS: We identified 10 patients (2.6%) with neoplastic lesions. Older age, a higher body mass index, and the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection were significantly associated with neoplastic lesions. However, there was no significant correlation about Kimura-Takemoto classification, ArB score, and tooth number. Multivariate analyses showed that age was significantly associated with neoplastic lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that oral health (assessed using parameters such as tooth number and ArB score) may not be significantly associated with gastric neoplastic lesions.
