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Trial reportBMC oral health2023

Periodontitis in obese adults with and without metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

Astrid Nilsen, Anette Thorsnes, Stein Atle Lie, Paal Methlie, Dagmar F Bunaes, Karen K Reinholtsen, Knut N Leknes

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Trial report in BMC oral health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04602572 (Obesity and Oral Diseases in Adult Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04602572 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Obesity and Oral Diseases in Adult Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of BergenRan2026 to 2027Enrolled400ConditionsObesity, Oral Diseases, Periodontitis, Dental CariesArmsLifestyle course., Bariatric surgery.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Astrid Nilsen *Department of Clinical Dentistry - Periodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Aarstadveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Anette Thorsnes *Department of Clinical Dentistry - Periodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Aarstadveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Stein Atle LieDepartment of Clinical Dentistry - Periodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Aarstadveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Paal MethlieDepartment of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Dagmar F BunaesDepartment of Clinical Dentistry - Periodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Aarstadveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Karen K ReinholtsenDepartment of Clinical Dentistry - Periodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Aarstadveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Knut N LeknesDepartment of Clinical Dentistry - Periodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Aarstadveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway. knut.leknes@uib.no.
University of Bergen · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpidemiological studies support an association between obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and periodontitis. Still, understanding of the effects of low-grade inflammation in obese subjects on periodontitis and influence of MetS remains incomplete. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to explore the association between obesity related variables and periodontitis, and assess if MetS is a risk indicator for periodontitis in a sample of obese adults.

methodsThe study sample comprised 52 adults with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m

resultsIn the present sample 79% of the subjects were diagnosed with periodontitis. The prevalence of stage III/IV periodontitis was 42.9% in the non-MetS group vs. 36.8% in the MetS group (p = 0.200). In the non-MetS group 29.8% of the sites displayed BoP vs. 23.5% in the MetS group (p = 0.048). For stage III/IV periodontitis, the effect of age appeared to be significant for obesity related variables and MetS (p = 0.006, p = 0.002, respectively). None of the other analyses showed significant association with the outcome variables.

conclusionIn the present sample of obese subjects, periodontitis occurred independently of MetS. Reaching a certain BMI level, suggested association between MetS and periodontitis might be non-significant due to the dominating impact of obesity related variables undermining the effect of other systemic factors.

trial registrationThe principal clinical trial, entitled "Obesity and Oral Diseases", was prospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with registration NCT04602572 (20.10.2020).

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Metabolic SyndromePeriodontitisAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansObesityRisk FactorsCross-sectional studyObesityPeriodontitisSystemic mediators

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