title: Claims that periodontal treatment reduces costs of treating five systemic conditions are questionable.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Impact of periodontal therapy on general health: evidence from insurance data for five systemic conditions. Jeffcoat MK, Jeffcoat RL, Gladowski PA, Bramson JB, Blum JJ. Am J Prev Med 2014; 47(2):166-74 REVIEWER: Aubrey Sheiham, BDS, PhD, DHC PURPOSE/QUESTION: Did periodontal treatment reduce the medical costs and inpatient hospitalizations during the 5 years after periodontal treatment in individuals with five systemic medical diseases or conditions, namely, type 2 diabetes; coronary artery disease; cerebral vascular disease; rheumatoid arthritis; and pregnancy?
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Industry: United Concordia Companies, Inc.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective cohort study
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 3: Other evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors: Emeritus Professor of Dental Public Health, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: a.sheiham@ucl.ac.uk.
authors: Aubrey
authors: A
authors: Sheiham
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy