Periodontal and Systemic Health - Shaping the Future of our Knowledge
Ignacio Christian Marquez, DDS, MSc*
Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Faculty, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Still University, USA.
*Corresponding Author: Ignacio Christian Marquez, DDS, MSc, Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Faculty, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Still University, 1500 Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOADE.2023.04.0140
Received: June 26, 2023 Published: July 25, 2023
Abstract
Numerous studies have shown the existence of a close relationship between oral and systemic health, and a two-way interaction is likely to exist in some instances; however, as of today, the mechanisms involved in such an interaction are not completely understood. The scientific evidence demonstrating that people suffering from periodontal infections are more susceptible to metabolic endotoxemia, inflammation, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other related systemic complications allows to conclude that periodontal diseases represent a risk factor for a wide array of clinically important systemic diseases. Research on the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on obesity, type 2 diabetes, and associated metabolic disorders is a relatively new discipline; nevertheless, a growing number of epidemiological studies reveals associations between EDCs body burdens and a variety of diseases. Future research goals might be aimed at exploring the diverse mechanisms that hint to a certain connection between periodontal infections and EDCs.
Keywords: Periodontal infection, obesity, diabetes, endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Citation: Marquez IC. Periodontal and Systemic Health - Shaping the Future of our Knowledge. SVOA Dentistry 2023, 4:4, 137-139.
