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Prevalence and Systemic Factors Associated with Periodontitis among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-sectional Study in Vietnam.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers in Vietnam checked how common gum disease (periodontitis) is in people living with a kidney transplant, and what goes along with it. Transplant patients take drugs that hold the immune system down, which can make gum infection easier to get and harder to clear. This was a one time snapshot of a group, so it shows links, not proof that one thing causes the other. The team also looked at blood signs of inflammation, such as C-reactive protein.

Who did this work

Dinh VT · Le MC · Truong UC · Nguyen ST · Thi THL

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 May 25
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42730442/