Komorbiditet ved marginal parodontitis: To sider af samme sag?

Translated title of the contribution: Periodontitis and comorbidity: Two aspects of similar processes

Palle Holmstrup, Christian Damgaard, Ingar Olsen, Bjørn Klinge, Allan Flyvbjerg, Claus Henrik Nielsen, Peter Riis Hansen

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Abstract

ncreasing evidence has suggested an independent association between periodontitis and a range of comorbidities, e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, psoriasis, and respiratory infections.

Shared inflammatory pathways are likely to contribute to this association, but distinct causal mechanisms remain to be defined. Some of these comorbid conditions may improve by periodontal treatment, and a bidirectional relationship may exist, where, for example, treatment of diabetes can improve periodontal status.

The present article presents an overview of the evidence linking periodontitis with selected systemic diseases and calls for increased cooperation between dentists and medical doctors to provide optimal screening, treatment and prevention of both periodontitis and its comorbidities
Translated title of the contributionPeriodontitis and comorbidity: Two aspects of similar processes
Original languageDanish
JournalTandlaegebladet
Volume121
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)52-61
ISSN0039-9353
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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