Periodontal Disease is Inversely Associated with Respiratory Allergies in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Inverse association between periodontitis and respiratory allergies in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Friedrich N, Kocher T, Wallaschofski H, Schwahn C, Lüdemann J, Kerner W, et al., J Clin Periodontol 2008;35(4):305-10.
Reviewer
Kaumudi Joshipura, BDS, MS, ScD
Purpose/Question
To evaluate whether an inverse association between periodontitis and atopic allergies could be replicated in a homogeneous subgroup of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, and to evaluate whether the strength of such an inverse association is stronger than the association reported in their previous study among patients who do not have diabetes.
Source of Funding
The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) is part of the Community Medicine Net (http://www.medizin.uni-greifwald.de/cm) of the University of Greifwald, which is funded by grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Grant 01ZZ96030); the Ministry for Education, Research, and Cultural Affairs; and the Ministry for Social Affairs of the Federal State of Mecklenburg - West Pomerania.
NIH Endowed Chair & Director Center for Clinical Research and Health Promotion, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Dental Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard University, P.O. Box 365067, 1st Floor, Main Bldg, Office A107 San Juan, PR 00936-5067
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