Review Article

Oral Health Impact Profile in Celiac Patients: Analysis of Recent Findings in a Literature Review

Table 1

CD and OH parameters recorded in the studies with low risk of bias (CD = celiac disease, PD = parodontal disease, OH = oral health, DDE = developmental defects of enamel, DED = dental enamel defects, and AGA = antigliadin antibodies).

ReferencesYearAuthorSubjects ()Type of correlationResultStatistic

[36]2018Spinell et al.6661PD and CDThere is no significant correlation between PD and CD.
[37]2017van Gils et al.5522CD and xerostomia; CD and OHOHIP-14 and XI tests were performed. for both
[38]2013Rivera et al.20CD and enamel hypoplasia; CD and aphthous ulcers; CD and delayed eruptionOral manifestations. In the long list of clinical signs and symptoms that have been found significantly associated with CD are oral manifestations such as dental enamel hypoplasia, aphthous ulcers, and delayed eruption of teeth.Reported as significant values, insufficient extrapolated statistical data
[39]2013Shteyer et al.90CD and enamel defects; CD and aphthous stomatitis, DMFTA high prevalence of enamel hypoplasia (66%) was found in children with CD. Plaque index was significantly lower in the celiac-treated group.
[40]2012Mina et al.25CD and OH, enamel alterationDMFT, enamel alterations, gingival index, and oral hygiene were evaluated in this study.
[41]2010Tsami et al.35CD and OHThe periodontal treatment need of children and adolescents with CD was high, most of them needed treatment for gingivitis (60.01%), and only a few subjects had a healthy periodontium (34.29%).
[42]2018Souto-Souza et al.2840CD and OH; CD and enamel alterationsThis meta-analysis indicated a high prevalence of DDE among celiac patients with a significant association of DDE with this population when compared to healthy people.
[43]2016Sóñora et al.21CD and enamel defectsThese results strongly suggest a pathological role for antibodies to gliadin in enamel defect dentition for both deciduous and permanent teeth.Insufficient extrapolated statistical data
[44]2012Muñoz et al.64CD and enamel defectsThis work describes structural similarities between gliadins and proline-rich enamel proteins and shows that potential cross-reactions of AGA could take place during amelogenesis in untreated patients.
Further work is underway to study the biological effects of AGA on enamel formation to evaluate their putative role in the pathogenesis of DED in untreated CD.