Systemic diseases caused by oral microorganisms

Systemic diseases caused by oral infection.

Recently, it has been recognized that oral infection, especially periodontitis, may affect the course and pathogenesis of a number of systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, bacterial pneumonia, diabetes mellitus, and low birth weight. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the current status of oral infections, especially periodontitis, as a causal factor for systemic diseases. T...

Dermatoglyphics in Oral and Systemic Diseases

Background: Dermatoglyphics refers to the study of epidermal ridge patterns of fingers, palms and soles of hand and feet. Fingerprint develops completely at 24th week of embryonic life. Once formed, they are permanent and unalterable throughout the life, not affected by environmental factors. As dermatoglyphic patterns are assumed to be associated with genetic factors, the idea of using it as s...

Oral diseases and conditions throughout the lifespan. II. Systemic diseases.

Oral diseases may affect general health and many systemic disorders have oral manifestations and implications for dental treatment. This article reviews examples of the oral manifestations of systemic diseases, including oral cancer, diabetes mellitus, and infection from HIV. In addition, the plausible link between periconceptional use of folic acid by the mother and the risk of facial clefts i...

Oral diseases

Slide Interpretation in Oral Diseases and the Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Doctors Scully and Shepherd are faculty members in the University Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Bristol, England. This handbook consists of over one hundred case presentations in which the authors demonstrate the diagnostic significance of the oral manifestations of numerous dental, maxillofacial, and systemic diseases. Case material is drawn from both adult and pediatric popula...