Putative Bidirectionality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Periodontal Disease: A Review of the Literature.

J Clin Med · 2023 · PMC10531527 · PMID 37762876

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Although the association between periodontitis and restrictive (adjusted OR, 1.059) or obstructive pulmonary impairment (adjusted OR, 1.140) did not reach statistical significance in a study using Korean NHANES data [ 40 ], the results from other studies suggest that periodontal disease may be connected to impaired pulmonary function.

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