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Table 1.

Helicobacter pylori detection in dental plaque and saliva n (%)

Ref.	Sample	Diagnostic method	Patient profile	Helicobacter pylori detection rate
Krajden et al[10]	Pq	MCT	Dys	1/71 (1)
Shames et al[11] (Canada)	Pq/Sal	MCT, REA	Dys	Pq: 1/29 (3)
Shames et al[11] (Canada)	Pq/Sal	MCT, REA	Dys	Sal: 0/29 (0)
Majmudar et al[12]	Pq	MCT	Dys	40/40 (100)
Desai et al[13]	Pq	RUT	Dys	Gc: 0/24 (0)
Desai et al[13]	Pq	RUT	Tripe-H. pyloriET	Pq: 24/24 (100)
D'Alessandro et al[14]	Pq	MCT, Giemsa, RUT	Dys	16/20 (80)
Nguyen et al[15]	Pq	RT-PCR (16S rRNA)	Dys	18/25 (72)
Bernander et al[16]	Pq	MCT	Dys	0/94 (0)
Mapstone et al[17]	Pq/Sal	PCR	Dys	Pq: 3/13 (23)
Mapstone et al[17]	Pq/Sal	PCR	Dys	Sal: 2/13 (15)
Von Recklinghausen et al[18]	Pq	MCT, RUT	Dys	0/55 (0)
Li et al[19]	Sal	PCR (860-bp DNA)	Dys	30/40 (75)
Hardo et al[20]	Pq	MCT, N-PCR (16S rRNA)	Dys	1/62 (2)
Cammarota et al[21]	Pq	Giemsa: PCR (ureA), RUT	Dys	0/31 (0)
Luman et al[22]	EGB	MCT	Dys	EGB: 52/109 (47)
Luman et al[22]	Pq/Sal	MCT	Dys	Pq/Sal: 0/120 (0)
Pustorino et al[23]	Pq	MCT	Dys	5/83 (6)
Pytko-Polonczyk et al[24]	Pq/Sal	RUT, ¹³-UBT	100 Dys	Post-triple H. pyloriET
			50 DU	DU Gc: 1/30 (3)
			50 DU	DU Pq: 30/30 (100)
Cheng et al[25]	Pq	MCT, RUT	Dys	MCT: 1/122 (1)
Cheng et al[25]	Pq	MCT, RUT	Dys	RUT: 71/122 (58)
Oshowo et al[26]	Pq/Sal	MTC, Giemsa, RUT, REA	Dys	EGB: 116/116 (100)
Oshowo et al[26]	OS	MTC, Giemsa, RUT, REA	Dys	Pq: 15/116 (13)
Améndola et al[27]	Pq	MCT	Dys	1/20 (5)
Mattana et al[28]	Pq	MCT	Dys	1/62 (2)
Song et al[29]	Pq	N-PCR¹	Dys	41/42 (97)
Doré-Davin et al[30]	Pq/Sal	N-PCR (16S rRNA-ureC), UBT	DU	9/22 (40)
Kim et al[31]	Pq/Sal	MCT, Giemsa, PCR¹, RUT	Dys	Gc: 29/46 (63)
				Pq: 2/29 (7)
				Sal: 4/29 (14)
Miyabayashi et al[32]	Pq/Sal	N-PCR (ureA)	Gtis, DU, H. pylori-pos	Diagnosis: 23/47 (49)
Miyabayashi et al[32]	Pq/Sal	MCT	Gtis, DU, H. pylori-pos	Pos-H. pyloriET: 11/23 (48)
Ozdemir et al[33]	Pq	RUT	Dys	Pq: 63/81 (78)
Ozdemir et al[33]	Tg	RUT	Dys	Tg: 48/81 (59)
Allaker et al[34]	EGB	PCR (ureA-cagA)	Dys, Children	EGB: 22/100 (22)
Allaker et al[34]	Pq	PCR (ureA-cagA)	Dys, Children	Pq: 15/22 (68) and 21/88 (24)
Suk et al[35]	Pq	PCR (cag-A)	Dys	Gc: 38/65 (58)
Suk et al[35]	Pq	RUT	Dys	Pq: 28/65 (43)
Wang et al[36]	Sal	PCR-Sequence (cagA-vacA)	Gtis, DU	More than one H. pylori strain in Gc and Sal, in same patient
Berroteran et al[37]	EGB	PCR (urease gene cluster)	32 Dys	Gc: 24/32 (75)
Berroteran et al[37]	Pq	PCR (urease gene cluster)	20 Asym	Pq: 12/32 (38), 3/20 (15)
Gürbüz et al[38]	Pq	RUT	Dys	Gc: 65/75 (86)
Gürbüz et al[38]	Pq	RUT	Dys	Pq: 68/75 (90)
Nasrolahei et al[39]	Pq	MCT, PCR¹, RUT	Dys	P > 0.05
Siddiq et al[40]	EGB	Giemsa, ¹³-UBT	Dys	Gc: 32/52 (62)
Siddiq et al[40]	Pq	Giemsa, ¹³-UBT	Dys	Pq: 48/52 (92)
Czesnikiewicz-Guzik et al[41]	Pq/Sal	MCT, ¹³-UBT	Dys	Gc: 51/100 (51)
Czesnikiewicz-Guzik et al[41]	Pq/Sal	MCT, ¹³-UBT	Dys	Pq-Sal: 54/100 (54), P > 0.05
Kignel et al[42]	Pq/Sal	PCR	Dys	Gc: 20/49 (41)
Kignel et al[42]	Pq/Sal	PCR	Dys	Pq-Sal: 1/20 (5)
Chitsazi et al[43]	Pq	RUT	Dys	Gc H. pylori: 16/44 (36)
			44 Gc H. pylori	No-Gc H. pylori: 14/44 (32)
			44 no-Gc H. pylori	P = 0.7
De Sousa et al[44]	EGB	MCT, Giemsa, RUT	97 Dys	Gc: 111/147 (76)
De Sousa et al[44]	Pq/Sal	MCT, Giemsa, RUT	50 Asym	Pq/Sal (RUT): 0/147 (0)
Sudhakar et al[45]	Pq	MCT, RUT	50 Dys	Pq MCT: 5/50 (1)
Sudhakar et al[45]	Pq	MCT, RUT	25 control	Pq RUT: 37/50 (74)
Bürgers et al[46]	SP-P	MCT, Ser (ELISA), PCR	Dys	Gc: 29/94 (31)
	Sal			SP-P: 3/94 (3)
	Sal			Sal: 7/94 (7)
Liu et al[47]	EGB,	Giemsa, PCR, RUT	Dys	EGB: 273/443 (62)
Liu et al[47]	Pq	Giemsa, PCR, RUT	Dys	Pq: 263/443 (59)
Silva et al[48]	Pq/Sal	PCR (vacA)	Dys	Gc: 30/62 (48)
				Pq: 11/30 (37)
				Sal: 16/30 (53)
Rasmussen et al[49]	EGB	SBlot	Dys	Gc: 66/78 (85), P < 0.0001
Rasmussen et al[49]	Pq/Sal	SBlot	Dys	Gc: 66/78 (85), P < 0.0001
Medina et al[50]	EGB	PCR (ureA)	43 Dys	18/98 (18)
	Pq		55 control	EGB: 38/43 (88)
	Pq		55 control	Pq/Sal: 15/43 (35)
Assumpção et al[51]	EGB	PCR (cagA-vacA), Giemsa, RUT	Dys	Gc PCR: 95/99 (96)
	Pq			Gc Giemsa: 39/99 (48)
				Gc RUT: 47/99 (49)
				Pq PCR: 71/99 (72)
				Pq RUT: 48/99 (52)
Navabi et al[52]	MAS	MCT, PCR, RUT	Dys	925/1861 (49.7)
Navabi et al[52]	MAS	MCT, PCR, RUT	Dys	(95%CI: 16-83.4)
Zou et al[9]	MAS	MCT, PCR, RUT	Dys	490/1088 (45)
Zou et al[9]	MAS	MCT, PCR, RUT	Dys	OR 3.61 (95%CI: 191-6.82)
Chaudhry et al[53]	Pq	PCR (ureA-16S rRNA-860 bp DNA)	Dys	46/89 (52)
Chaudhry et al[53]	TBF	PCR (ureA-16S rRNA-860 bp DNA)	Dys	46/89 (52)
Momtaz et al[54]	EGB, Pq/Sal, Stool sample	PCR (cagA-vacA-ureC), RUT	Dys	PCR: EGB: 233/300 (78), Pq: 0/300 (0), Sal: 32/300 (11), Stool: 215/300 (72)
Momtaz et al[54]	EGB, Pq/Sal, Stool sample	PCR (cagA-vacA-ureC), RUT	Dys	RUT: 271/300 (90)
Román-Román et al[55]	EGB, Sal	PCR (vacA)	162 Gtis	EGB/Sal: 47/196 (24)
		N-PCR (cagA)	32 GU	EGB: 103/196 (53)
		N-PCR (cagA)	32 GU	Sal: 13/196 (7)
Cai et al[56]	Pq	PCR (16S rDNA-CagA), RUT	Dys, Children	46/235 (20)
Cai et al[56]	Pq	PCR (16S rDNA-CagA), RUT	Dys, Children	Pq: 26/46 (57)

Data not shown. Asym: Asymptomatic subject; Bs: Biopsy; DU: Duodenal ulcer; Dys: Dyspepsia; EGB: Endoscopic gastric biopsy; Gc: Gastric; Gtis: Gastritis; GU: Gastric ulcer; H. pyloriET: Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy; MAS: Meta-analysis study; MCT: Microbial culture techniques; N: Nested; OR: Odds ratio; OS: Oral swab; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction; Pq: Plaque; PS-P: Periodontal status; Ptis: Periodontitis; REA: Restriction endonuclease analysis; RT: Reverse transcription; RUT: Rapid urease test; Sal: Saliva; SBlot: Southern-blotting; SB-P: Subgingival plaque; Ser: Serology; SP-P: Supragingival plaque; TBF: Tooth brushing frequency; Tg: Tongue;

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-UBT: ¹³C-urea breath test.