Obesity: Page 4

Survey finds slim link between obesity, periodontitis
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
TORONTO - The findings from a recent Canadian health survey did not reveal a significant association between obesity and periodontitis -- despite the fact that previous studies found at least a 35% increased risk for periodontitis among obese individuals.
February 14, 2013
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Obesity linked to higher risk of perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Obesity, which impacts roughly one-third of the U.S. population, has been linked to periodontal disease, according to an article published in the January/February 2013 issue of General Dentistry.
February 5, 2013
Study links rapid weight gain with perio disease risk in men
By Rabia Mughal
Several studies have shown that obese patients are at an increased risk for periodontal disease. Now a new study in the Journal of Dental Research has found that tracking adiposity changes in men may help predict their risk of periodontitis progression.
September 23, 2012
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Oral-systemic link offers dental hygienists great opportunity
By Rabia Mughal
If dental hygienists don't integrate the growing evidence on the oral-systemic link into their practices, they will have forfeited a great opportunity to define themselves as healers rather than mechanics, according to Casey Hein, BSDH, at the Pacific Dental Hygiene Conference in San Francisco last week.
September 19, 2012
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Study links BPA to childhood obesity
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA) face had significantly increased odds of being obese, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
September 18, 2012
Study links sleep apnea with cancer mortality risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin.
May 21, 2012
Study: Teeth erupt earlier in obese children
By Rob Goszkowski
Childhood obesity is known to have an impact on the development of youngsters, but what about their teeth? A new study in the journal Obesity found that teeth in obese children erupt sooner than in non-obese children, which could have implications for the timing of treatment.
March 15, 2012
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Perio disease resistance linked to fat cells
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The human body is better at fighting periodontal disease when fat cells -- which trigger inflammation -- disappear, according to a study in the Journal of Periodontology.
November 8, 2011
Study finds link between obesity, periodontitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MicroRNA induced by chronic nutritional stress that leads to obesity may also modulate inflammatory pathways within periodontal tissues and affect disease expression, according to a pilot study in the Journal of Dental Research.
October 30, 2011
Obese patients at higher risk of perio disease
By Rabia Mughal
Dentists say they would be more willing to help patients with serious weight issues if obesity were definitively linked to oral disease. Now researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a positive association between periodontal disease and obesity.
February 23, 2011
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Study to examine link between obesity and oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Rodney Haring, PhD, LMSW, a research assistant professor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, has received a $75,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the best ways to prevent obesity and promote good oral hygiene in Native American youth.
December 9, 2010
Are obesity and periodontal disease linked?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists in clinical practice can expect a higher prevalence of periodontal disease among obese adults, although the evidence pointing to a direct link between obesity and periodontal disease is limited, according to a new study in the Journal of Periodontology.
December 1, 2010
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