Originally published in Dental Abstracts, Volume 66, Issue 1
Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which dysbiotic plaque biofilms cause destructive inflammatory responses, leading to destruction of the periodontal attachment and underlying bone. Mild periodontitis may affect up to half…
Focusing on a correlation between oral health and vaping, a recent study published on Wiley – Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, showed electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) exposure-mediated carbonyl stress leads to increased levels of prostaglandin-E2 and cyclooxygenase-2 in human gingival epithelium compared to…
Periodontitis is more prevalent in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) than in nondiabetic individuals and is recognized as the sixth most common complication of T2DM. Therefore, maintaining periodontal health is important to reduce risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with T2DM.
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A new paper published by UCL Eastman Dental Institute by Dr Eva Muñoz Aguilera and colleagues has suggested systemic inflammation could be the link between periodontitis and hypertension. Previous research suggested a direct relationship between the two conditions, although the exact mechanism underpinning this remained unknown.…