Dr David Johnson highlights five compelling studies from this year's Digestive Disease Week exploring the role of oral health, diet, and intestinal ultrasound in the management of patients with IBD.
Hello. I'm Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. , I shared some hot topics and news from the meeting. I'll continue to do so here, focusing on five exciting studies inTwo notable abstracts were presented on the topic of oral health , which add to an already abundant amount of data investigating the role of the oral microbiome in gastroenterology.
The team reported a striking association between the activity of IBD and periodontal disease. There was enrichment of the generain the saliva of people with active IBD, as compared with healthy controls. The stool samples of those with active IBD also had a less diverse microbiome than those with inactive IBD and healthy controls, which is consistent with what we've seen in other studies.
This may be something that we want to start talking about with our patients who are at risk of developing Crohn's disease, given the possibility of preventing its development following the adoption of a healthy diet and lifestyle. These results may help our patients who are concerned about the role of diet in developing IBD. We can tell them that diet does make a difference in influencing this risk. Point-of-service endoscopic ultrasound in ulcerative colitis is becoming very widespread in Europe. Although it's not commonly used at tertiary centers, some centers of excellence are starting to incorporate it.
IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD Diet Dentistry Oral Health Oral Medicine Dental Health Dental Oral Healthcare Oral Health Care Periodontal Disease Periodontitis Periodontosis Colitis Ultrasonography Ultrasound Sonogram Endoscopic Imaging Endoscopic Ultrasound Endoscopic Ultrasonography EUS - Endoscopic Ultrasonography
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