Periodontitis and Respiratory Diseases: What Does the Recent Evidence Point to?

Purpose of the Paper There is an increase in focus of research to find the relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic illnesses, in particular respiratory diseases. Though numerous literatures have been published to assess the link, the nature of relationship between the two diseases is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current oral health reports 2018-03, Vol.5 (1), p.63-69
Hauptverfasser: Muthu, Jananni, Muthanandam, Sivaramakrishnan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose of the Paper There is an increase in focus of research to find the relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic illnesses, in particular respiratory diseases. Though numerous literatures have been published to assess the link, the nature of relationship between the two diseases is still unclear. Periodontal diseases and respiratory diseases share a common pathogenesis and risk factors. Periodontal diseases and respiratory diseases including bronchial asthma have an inflammatory nature thus mandate a positive correlation between these. Understanding the relationship can help development of more focused preventive and treatment measures. Recent Findings and Summary The available link suggests that there could be independent association between periodontitis and respiratory diseases. However, more structured studies are needed to establish the causal relationship between the two entities. The link is stronger between nosocomial and ventilator-associated pneumonia and is stronger than for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
ISSN:2196-3002
2196-3002
DOI:10.1007/s40496-018-0171-5