Inflammatory bowel disease as a risk factor for periodontitis under Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research database

Background/purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprised Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a mucosal immune response that affects gastroenterological tract. The association between IBD and periodontitis was inconclusive. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association bet...

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Main Authors: Hui-Chieh Yu, Tsung-Po Chen, Yu-Chao Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790218303192