In a retrospective study accomplished in the United States in which the data of the database of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III from 1988 to 1994 were analyzed included a study population of  13,792 subjects ³20 years of age with at least 6 natural teeth, the conclusion of this study was that there is an association between periodontal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema) and a trend was noted in that lung function appeared to diminish with increasing periodontal attachment loss. J Periodontol 2001;72:50-56

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