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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Summary

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 countries have increased the current interest in the role of oral health and disease in contributing to general health and systemic conditions. Is it possible that oral and periodontal disease is a risk factor for cardiovascular and other systemic diseases? Since this question was first posed, a phenomenal body of work has been directed at understanding how oral periodontal disease might affect distant sites and organs and, thus, have an effect on overall health. Recent studies of the human microbiome using DNA sequencing technologies have revealed new insights into the possible mechanisms that help to explain how oral infections can occur in distinct sites such as atheromas, the colon, and reproductive tissues.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (102 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-03936-859-4
9783039368587
9783039368594

Access

Open Access