Association Between Toothbrushing Habits and Mucosal Healing in Japanese Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - PubMed
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- #Mucosal Healing
- #Ulcerative Colitis
- #Oral Health
- Study examined 275 Japanese UC patients to assess the link between toothbrushing habits and mucosal healing.
- Mucosal healing prevalence was 24.7%, defined by Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES) of 0.
- No significant association found between the number of remaining teeth and mucosal healing.
- Higher toothbrushing frequency showed an independent positive association with mucosal healing (adjusted OR: 2.87, p-value for trend = 0.021).
- Conclusions indicate toothbrushing frequency, but not tooth number, may independently support mucosal healing in UC.