Metabolic Syndrome, Periodontal Infection, and Dental Caries

• Published in: Journal of dental research Vol. 89; no. 10; pp. 1068 - 1073
• Main Authors: Timonen, P., Niskanen, M., Suominen-Taipale, L., Jula, A., Knuuttila, M., Ylöstalo, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-10-2010; International Association for Dental Research; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Dental Care - statistics & numerical data; Dental Caries - epidemiology; Dental Plaque - epidemiology; Dentistry; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Europe - epidemiology; Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology; Female; Humans; Hyperglycemia - epidemiology; Hyperinsulinism - epidemiology; Hypertension - epidemiology; Insulin Resistance - physiology; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Non tumoral diseases; Obesity - epidemiology; Other metabolic disorders; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Periodontal Diseases - epidemiology; Periodontal Pocket - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Toothbrushing - statistics & numerical data; metabolic syndrome; periodontal disease(s)/periodontitis; caries; Endocrinopathy; Human; Stomatology; periodontal disease(s); Dental disease; Dental carie; Metabolic diseases; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic syndrome; Infection; Periodontal disease; Association; Periodontitis; Adult
• ISSN: 0022-0345; 1544-0591; 1544-0591
• DOI: 10.1177/0022034510376542

Only a few studies have examined the association of metabolic syndrome with periodontal infection and dental caries. The aim in this study was to examine the association of metabolic syndrome with periodontal infection and dental caries using the European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance (EGIR) definition and its separate components. This study population consisted of dentate, non-diabetic individuals aged 30 to 64 years (N = 2050) who had never smoked. Relative risks (RR) were estimated with Poisson regression models. Metabolic syndrome was associated with teeth with deepened periodontal pockets 4 mm deep or deeper [adjusted RR 1.19 (95% CI 1.01-1.42)], with pockets 6 mm deep or deeper [adjusted RR 1.50 (95% CI 0.96-2.36)], and carious teeth [adjusted RR 1.25 (95% CI 0.93-1.70)]. The results suggest that metabolic syndrome or some of its components are associated weakly with periodontal infection.