Use of eradication therapy in adjunction to periodontal therapy versus alone for treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections: a mini review.

Abstract

The main aim of this review was to update previous studies that investigated periodontal therapy's effect on H. pylori eradication. A systematic electronic search of the currently available research was conducted to identify all the relevant trials and original studies that compared the clinical effect of periodontal therapy in conjunction with eradication therapy. The newly updated review of the literature did not change the conclusion previously reached and instead reinforced the fact with more power and more recent studies that the addition of periodontal therapy to eradication therapy for H. pylori is superior to the use of eradication therapy alone for H. pylori. The addition of periodontal therapy to the standard eradication therapy may be a clinically viable option and pave the way for tackling the H. pylori burden as well as aiding in the prevention of antimicrobial resistance to an extent, along with immensely increasing the efficacy of the standard eradication therapy for H. pylori that is currently in use around the world.