BACKGROUND: Data on the role of dental plaque in the transmission of Helicobactor pylori have varied. Furthermore, there has been few reports on the relationship between dental plaque control and H. pylori infection of gastric mucosa. The purpose of this study was to elucidate this potential relationship. METHODS: The 13C urea breath test was conducted on 56 subjects who received dental plaque control and 51 subjects who did not. RESULTS: The prevalence of H. pylori in the gastric mucosa was 19.64% in patients who received dental plaque control, which was significantly lower than in those without dental plaque control (84.31%). CONCLUSION: Long-term professional dental plaque control was associated with less gastric reinfection by H. pylori, suggesting that dental plaque control may help to prevent H. pylori-induced gastric disease or reinfection.
BACKGROUND: Data on the role of dental plaque in the transmission of Helicobactor pylori have varied. Furthermore, there has been few reports on the relationship between dental plaque control and H. pyloriinfection of gastric mucosa. The purpose of this study was to elucidate this potential relationship. METHODS: The 13C urea breath test was conducted on 56 subjects who received dental plaque control and 51 subjects who did not. RESULTS: The prevalence of H. pylori in the gastric mucosa was 19.64% in patients who received dental plaque control, which was significantly lower than in those without dental plaque control (84.31%). CONCLUSION: Long-term professional dental plaque control was associated with less gastric reinfection by H. pylori, suggesting that dental plaque control may help to prevent H. pylori-induced gastric disease or reinfection.
Authors: Murat Erkut; Doğan Yusuf Uzun; Neşe Kaklıkkaya; Sami Fidan; Yaşar Yoğun; Arif Mansur Coşar; Esma Akyıldız; Murat Topbaş; Orhan Özgür; Mehmet Arslan Journal: Turk J Gastroenterol Date: 2020-03 Impact factor: 1.852