Periodontitis associated with bronchial asthma in peruvian adult patients: a cross-sectional study

Bazán-Tejeda F.S.; Asmat-Abanto A.S.; Mejía-Sánchez G.R.; Minchón-Medina C.A.; Del Castillo-Huertas O.M. · Romanian Journal of Stomatology (2024) · DOI: 10.37897/rjs.2024.4.5

Resumen

Objective. This study aimed to determine the relationship between periodontitis and bronchial asthma (BA). Material and methods. This cross-sectional observational study was carried out with 96 adult patients diagnosed with BA and 96 patients with other respiratory diseases, treated at the pulmonology service of the “Víctor Lazarte Echegaray”-ESSALUD Hospital, Trujillo (Peru), between September and October 2023. Inter-and intra-rater reliability was determined concerning the presence and severity of periodontitis, and a specialist physician determined the diagnosis of BA and its severity. The results were analyzed using the Chi-square test and logistic regression, considering the significance level of p <0.05. Results. Periodontitis was associated with BA (p=0.000). This association was also found in both sexes (p=0.000) and in patients over 40 years of age (p=0.000). Furthermore, periodontitis severity was associated with the use of corticosteroids in asthmatic patients (p=0.000). On the other hand, no difference was found in the frequency of periodontitis according to sex (p=0.215) or between patients aged 20-40 years and those over 40 of age (p=0.829). Conclusions. Patients with moderate and severe BA tend to present more severe periodontitis. Furthermore, periodontitis was associated with BA in both sexes, those over 40 years of age, and those asthmatic patients who received corticosteroids. On the other hand, no difference was found in the frequency of periodontitis according to sex or age.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo; Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego