PMID- 37234145
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230528
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 4
DP  - 2023 Apr
TI  - Prevalence of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Atopic Dermatitis and Their 
      Association With Oral Health in Saudi Arabia.
PG  - e38061
LID - 10.7759/cureus.38061 [doi]
LID - e38061
AB  - Background  The word "atopy" is frequently used to describe immunoglobulin E 
      (IgE)-mediated diseases. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, 
      and asthma is increasing and disconcerting in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to 
      investigate the association between allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, asthma, 
      and oral health among adults in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. Methods A 
      cross-sectional study of 726 adults using an electronic questionnaire was 
      adopted. The study was carried out from January to December 2022. The 
      questionnaire included demographic data, patients' diseases in response to 
      inclusion and exclusion criteria, oral health status and symptoms, and dental 
      health-related behaviors. Results Most participants were aged from 18 to <40 
      years (79.1%). More than half of the participants were females (53.6%); 39.7% of 
      participants had poor oral health. Poor health was significantly higher among 
      obese subjects as well as those with lower levels of physical activity, higher 
      perceived levels of stress, those who received a sealant, and those who brushed 
      their teeth for </= one time per day. The results showed that the individual 
      symptoms of oral health did not associate significantly with being diagnosed with 
      allergic rhinitis or asthma in the past 12 months. However, atopic dermatitis was 
      independently associated with a chipped or broken tooth (OR = 1.52) and pain in 
      the tongue or inside the cheeks (OR = 3.57). Conclusion Poor oral health was 
      significantly associated with atopic dermatitis in Saudi adults. Some systemic 
      diseases are considered chronic diseases, and they are multifactorial; thus, we 
      cannot claim that periodontal pathogens are the definite cause of systemic 
      infections. More studies are necessary to find a definitive association.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023, Alsulami et al.
FAU - Alsulami, Seham
AU  - Alsulami S
AD  - College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
FAU - Aldoboke, Amal
AU  - Aldoboke A
AD  - College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
FAU - Nooh, Raghad
AU  - Nooh R
AD  - College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
FAU - Kalifih, Ola
AU  - Kalifih O
AD  - College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
FAU - Khan, Somayya
AU  - Khan S
AD  - College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
FAU - Marglani, Osama
AU  - Marglani O
AD  - Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and 
      Research Centre, Jeddah, SAU.
AD  - Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230424
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10208278
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - allergic rhinitis
OT  - asthma
OT  - atopic dermatitis
OT  - eczema
OT  - oral health
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2023/05/26 13:09
MHDA- 2023/05/26 13:10
PMCR- 2023/04/24
CRDT- 2023/05/26 12:05
PHST- 2023/04/24 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/05/26 13:10 [medline]
PHST- 2023/05/26 13:09 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/05/26 12:05 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/04/24 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.38061 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2023 Apr 24;15(4):e38061. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38061. eCollection 2023 
      Apr.