Oral Health and Environmentally Related Factors Associated with General Health and Quality of Life

• Other Authors: Isola, Gaetano (Editor), Patini, Romeo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; autoclave; endodontic sterilization; atomic force microscopy; NiTi alloy; endodontics; corrosion; facial typology; gingival biotype; orthodontic diagnosis; cephalometric analysis; three-dimensional facial scans; myeloperoxidase; periodontitis; cardiovascular disease; applied model; digital dentistry; digital orthodontics; photobiomodulation; geometric morphometric analysis; integration; cranial base; facial skeleton; craniofacial orthopedic; cone beam computed tomography; panoramic radiography; orthopantomography; age determination by teeth; age estimation; forensic dentistry; relapse; orthodontic retainers; stability; systematic review; meta-analysis; tonsillectomy; chronic periodontitis; cohort; Korea; sex determination; sexual dimorphism; dental measurements; predictive model; Portuguese population; clear aligners; fixed appliances; pain perception; VAS (visual analog scale) scale; oral health; systemic health; caries; oral pathology; applied sciences; COVID-19; ACE2; cytokines; inflammation
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The relationship of oral disease to overall disease is certainly not a new concept. For centuries, the role of oral infection and inflammation in contributing to diseases elsewhere in the body has been studied and reported. During the last few decades, a series of intriguing reports from many countr...