Objectives
The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and periodontal disease (periodontitis) (PD) in Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in ...relation to their treatment phase.
Subjects and Methods
In this cross‐sectional study, 188 patients with CKD were divided into two groups: patients without dialysis (WD group, n = 53) and patients on dialysis (DP group, n = 135). Panoramic radiographs were used to diagnose AP. The presence of periodontal disease was evaluated radiographically assessing alveolar bone loss. Student's t‐test, chi‐squared test, and logistic regression analysis were used to determine the significance of differences between groups.
Results
In the WD group, 55% of patients had at least one tooth with AP, whereas in the DP group 67% had at least one tooth with AP (OR = 2.11; 95% CI = 1.09–4.08; p < 0.05). PD was more prevalent in the DP group (78%) than in the WD group (36%) (OR = 6.26; CI 95% = 3.13–12.52; p < 0.01).
Conclusions
Oral infections are more prevalent in the advanced stages of CKD. The treatment of PD and AP should be incorporated in the treatment planning of patients with CKD.
Aim
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are two chronic recurrent inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract, grouped under the name inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing ...clinical episodes of intestinal inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible association between IBD and the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and root canal treatment.
Methodology
A case–control study design matched to age and sex was used. The study group (SG) included 28 patients with IBD (13 with CD, 15 with UC). Another 28 healthy subjects, without IBD and age‐ and sex‐matched, were included in the control group (CG). Radiographic records were analysed and AP was diagnosed as radiolucent periapical lesions (RPLs), using the periapical index score. Student's t‐test, χ2 test and multivariate logistic regression were used in the statistical analysis.
Results
In the CG, only 17 subjects (61%) had at least one tooth with AP, whilst in the SG group they were 23 patients (82%; OR = 2.98; 95% CI = 0.87–10.87; p = .08). The number of subjects with one or more root filled teeth (RFT) in the CG was 14 (50%), whilst in the SG they were 22 (79%; OR = 3.67; 95% CI = 1.14–11.79; p = .026). At least one RFT with AP was evident in three subjects (10.7%) in the CG, whilst in the SG 15 patients (53.6%) showed RFT with AP (OR = 9.60; 95% CI = 2.35–39.35; p = .001). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, only endodontic status was found to be associated with IBD (OR = 1.86; 95% CI = 1.24–2.80; p = .003).
Conclusion
IBD, UC and Crohn’s disease are associated with higher prevalence of RFT and higher percentage of RFT with periapical lesions. Dentists should consider these findings when caring for IBD patients by monitoring the evolution of periapical lesions of endodontically treated teeth.
Results of this age- and gender- matched case-control study show that the prevalence of apical periodontitis, diagnosed as radiolucent periapical lesions, is higher in patients with inflammatory ...bowel disease than in healthy control subjects (OR = 5.71; p = 0.0048).
Abstract
Background
Deep carious lesions cause pulpitis, pulpal necrosis and, finally, apical periodontitis (AP). Root canal treatment (RCT) is the treatment of choice for AP, changing the tooth into a root-filled tooth (RFT). Several studies have linked AP and RFT to systemic diseases. Likewise, previous studies have also found an association among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and periodontal disease. This study aims to analyze the frequency of AP and RCT in IBD patients and healthy control subjects.
Methods
An age- and gender-matched case-control study design was used. The study group (SG) included 54 IBD patients (28 with Crohn´s disease, 26 with ulcerative colitis). Another 54 healthy subjects without IBD and age- and gender-matched were included in the control group (CG). The radiographic records were analyzed, and periapical radiolucencies were diagnosed as AP, using the periapical index (PAI). The statistical analysis was carried out using the Student t test, χ 2 test, and multivariate logistic regression.
Results
The presence of 1 or more teeth with radiolucent periapical lesions (RPLs) was found in 19 patients (35.2%) in the study group and in 9 subjects (16.7%) in the control group (P = 0.03). No differences were found among the 2 groups neither in the amount of teeth with AP nor in the number of RFTs (P > 0.05). However, multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for number of teeth and number of RFTs showed that patients with IBD have RPLs with higher likelihood than control patients (odds ratio, 5.7; confidence interval 95%, 1.7–19.1; P = 0.0048).
Conclusions
Subjects with inflammatory bowel disease have higher prevalence of apical periodontitis. An oral health protocol should be established to address the higher prevalence of inflammatory oral processes.
Previous studies have linked apical periodontitis (AP) to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of AP and root canal treatment (RCT) in patients with ...ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn´s disease (CD).
A cross-sectional study, including 28 patients with Crohn´s disease and 26 with ulcerative colitis, was conducted. AP was diagnosed as radiolucent periapical lesions (RPLs), using the periapical index score (PAI). Student's t test, 2 test and multivariate logistic regression were used in the statistical analysis.
Multivariate logistic regression run with age, gender, number of teeth, number of RFT, periodontal disease and the type of IBD as covariates, taking as dependent variable and outcome "periapical status" (0 = no tooth with RPL; 1 = at least one tooth with RPL), showed that both UC and CD patients had the prevalence apical periodontitis (OR = 1.03; C.I. 95% = 0.25 - 4.31; p = 0.97). The multivariate analysis, including all the above covariates, shows that both in UC and CD patients the prevalence of RCT was similar (OR = 0.76; C.I. 95% = 0.17 - 7.31; p = 0.73). Periapical status was significantly associated with endodontic status (OR = 42.72; C.I. 95% = 3.87 - 472.15; p = 0.002), regardless of IBD type.
The results of the present study show similar frequency of AP and RFT in both UC and CD patients. The type of IBD does not appear to affect the prevalence of radiographically detectable periapical lesions or the prevalence of root canal treatment.
An Unusual Cause of Pneumoperitoneum Cañete-Gómez, Jesús; Segura-Sampedro, Juan J; Reguera-Rosal, Julio
Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943),
11/2014, Letnik:
147, Številka:
5
Journal Article
Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Produced by the erosion of aberrant vessels in the submucosa, usually at the gastric level. The jejunal location is unusual. Its ...diagnosis is complicated by the intermittent characteristic of bleeding, initially recommending the endoscopic approach. It is an unusual entity that must be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding. Massive bleeding can occur, compromising the life of the patient. Initial endoscopic/radiological management is recommended, reserving the surgical approach for refractory bleeding for less invasive treatments.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and endodontic treatment in liver transplant candidates and control healthy subjects.
A descriptive ...cross-sectional study. Forty two liver transplant candidates (LTC) (study group) and 42 control subjects. Digital panoramic radiographs where used. Periapical status was scored according to the periapical index (PAI). Results were analysed statistically using the Chi-squared test and logistic regression.
Radiographic signs of AP in one or more teeth was found in 79% of patients in the study group and in 50% of control subjects (p = 0.008; OR = 3.7; C. I. 95% = 1.4 - 9.5). One or more root-filled teeth (RFT) were found in 19% and 62% of study and control subjects, respectively (p = 0.0001; OR = 0.14; 95% C. I. = 0.05 - 0.38). Among LTC patients 14.7% of the teeth had AP, whereas in the control subjects 4.2% of teeth were affected (p= 0.0002). The percentage of RFT in the study and control groups was 1.5% and 6.8%, respectively (p = 0.0002).
Liver transplant candidates have significantly higher prevalence of radiographic periapical lesions and lower frequency of RFT than controls healthy subjects.
An exacerbated inflammatory response to post-operative infection could favor an environment in which residual viable tumor cells present in the surgical bed, bloodstream, or occult micrometastases ...can survive and progress to produce local or distant recurrence. In this regard, a surgical site infection (SSI) could be an important risk factor for disease progression. This study aimed to investigate the impact of SSI on long-term survival and recurrence of colorectal cancer.
Patients who underwent curative-intent resection for colorectal carcinoma between 2011 and 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Overall and disease-free survival (DFS) and local recurrence rate for patients with and without SSI were analyzed.
One hundred and thirty-eight patients were included in the study. Fifty-one (37%) patients showed SSI but revealed no differences in recurrence rate and overall survival compared with non-infected patients. However, the stratified analysis revealed that patients with an intra-abdominal abscess or an organ-space-infection showed a higher recurrence rate and a decreased 5-year overall and DFS.
SSI may have an influence on the oncological prognosis and, therefore, could be considered a recurrence factor. Further multi-institutional studies are necessary to conclude a causal association.
La lesión de Dieulafoy es una causa infrecuente de hemorragia digestiva, producida por la erosión de vasos aberrantes en la submucosa, habitualmente gástrica. La localización yeyunal es inusual. Su ...diagnóstico es complicado por la característica intermitente del sangrado, recomendándose inicialmente el abordaje endoscópico. Se trata de una situación excepcional que debe tenerse en cuenta en el diagnóstico diferencial de la hemorragia digestiva. Puede producirse una hemorragia masiva que comprometa la vida del paciente. Es recomendable un manejo endoscópico/radiológico inicial; el abordaje quirúrgico se reserva para hemorragias refractarias a los tratamientos menos invasivos.
Gastric pull-up is generally the first choice for a total thoracic esophageal reconstruction. Malfunction of this gastric conduit is uncommon, but devastating when it occurs: it causes marked ...comorbidity to the patient, preventing oral intake and worsening quality of life. Secondary salvage thoracic esophageal reconstruction surgery is usually performed with free or pedicled jejunum flaps or colon interposition. We present a case of a total thoracic esophageal reconstruction with an externally monitored chimeric anterolateral thigh flap, extending from the cervical esophagus to the retrosternal gastroplasty remnant. Intestinal reconstructive techniques were not an available option for this patient.
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