Open AccessAdvanced Dental Cleaning is Associated with Reduced Risk of COPD Exacerbations – A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Josefin Sundh,
Hanan Tanash,
Rahi Arian,
Alessandra Neves-Guimaraes,
Katrin Broberg,
Gustav Lindved,
Timo Kern,
Konrad Zych,
Henrik Bjørn Nielsen,
Anders Halling,
Bodil Ohlsson,
Daniel Jönsson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s327036
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , randomized controlled trial , confounding , population , repeated measures design , physical therapy , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
Infections from the oral microbiome may lead to exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We investigated whether advanced dental cleaning could reduce exacerbation frequency. Secondary outcomes were disease-specific health status, lung function, and whether the bacterial load and composition of plaque microbiome at baseline were associated with a difference in outcomes.