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Clinical investigations of gastroesophageal reflux disease with and without complications

Krisztina Helle

2024

Abstract

Dental examination of patients with heartburn seems to be useful in the differential diagnosis of GERD and FHB.The co-occurrence of dental erosions and periodontal diseases was associated with reflux disease, while their absence was associated with functional heartburn.Neither DE nor PD (especially its mild forms) alone were predictive of the examined pathologies.

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