Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is considered to be a pathogen responsible for gastritis and peptic ulcers, and a risk factor for gastric cancer. A periodontal pocket in the teeth of individuals with chronic periodontitis may function as a reservoir for H pylori.

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Main Authors: Mohammed Al Asqah, Nawaf Al Hamoudi, Sukumaran Anil, Abdulrahman Al jebreen, Waleed Khalid Al-hamoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/950527
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spelling doaj-art-16fd8eb1539d48e1befa35ad4ded691b2025-08-20T03:54:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002009-01-0123317717910.1155/2009/950527Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?Mohammed Al Asqah0Nawaf Al Hamoudi1Sukumaran Anil2Abdulrahman Al jebreen3Waleed Khalid Al-hamoudi4College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is considered to be a pathogen responsible for gastritis and peptic ulcers, and a risk factor for gastric cancer. A periodontal pocket in the teeth of individuals with chronic periodontitis may function as a reservoir for H pylori.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/950527
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Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?
title_full Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?
title_fullStr Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?
title_full_unstemmed Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?
title_short Is the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque of Patients with Chronic Periodontitis a Risk Factor for Gastric Infection?
title_sort is the presence of helicobacter pylori in the dental plaque of patients with chronic periodontitis a risk factor for gastric infection
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/950527
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