title: Association between Chronic Periodontal Disease and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Both Sexes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between chronic periodontal disease (CPD) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in both sexes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The interview sheet of the CPD self-checklist and LUTS was distributed to 600 adult men and women (300 each) who visited the first dental examination at dental clinics. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire/Quality Of Life (IPSS/QOL) and Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) were used to assess LUTS. The relationship between the CPD score and LUTS or OAB was examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The interview sheet was collected from 88 men (50.9 ± 16.6 years old) and 97 women (51.1 ± 15.5 years old). There was no statistically significant correlation between the CPD score and age, or between the CPD score and the presence of LUTS in either men or women. However, urgency and weak stream score of IPSS were significantly correlated with the severity of CPD in both sexes. Significant correlation between the severity of CPD and the presence of OAB was only noted in men but not in women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study demonstrated for the first time that some storage and voiding symptoms were significantly associated with CPD in both sexes. Thus, although CPD and LUTS seem to have common pathophysiological factors, the interrelationship between CPD and LUTS is slightly different between men and women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takekawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kakizaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: chronic periodontal disease; lower urinary tract symptoms; overactive bladder; sex difference