Oral Health of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease-A Cross-Sectional Survey in Austria.
This survey of 327 Austrian IBD patients found that approximately one-quarter had fewer than 20 teeth and one-third had severe periodontitis, with Crohn's disease patients reporting worse oral health-related quality of life than those with ulcerative colitis.
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