Study Year of publication Reason for rejection
Baiju et al. [6] 2021 Case report
Zeng et al. [9] 2023 Experimental laboratory study
Shcherba et al. [15] 2022 Animals study
Shcherba et al. [17] 2021 Animals study
Kwon et al. [21] 2022 History of periodontitis and CPIs did not show significant associations with histories of thyroid disease. Among 14,860 participants with no history of thyroid disorders, those with higher CPIs were more likely to have abnormal TFTs (OR = 1.381; 95% CI = 1.241 to 1.537; P < 0.0001)
Shcherba et al. [26] 2019 Animals study
Yetkin Ay et al. [27] 2022 Because of the adolescence period, which results in exaggerated host response to the dental plaque, and projected with the presence of gingivitis in the whole study population

CPI = community periodontal index; TFT = thyroid function tests.