In recent years, more and more studies have shown that there is a close connection between oral health and overall health. In particular, there is a correlation between periodontal disease and a variety of chronic systemic diseases (such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, etc.). Patients with these chronic diseases are more likely to have oral problems, which in turn may aggravate the severity of the disease.
Periodontal disease is a common oral problem in patients with chronic systemic diseases. It can cause chronic inflammation, which in turn affects overall health.
In diabetic patients, there is a two-way relationship between periodontal disease and blood sugar control. Periodontal disease may lead to increased blood sugar levels, and conversely, poor blood sugar control can also aggravate periodontal disease.
Is there enough clinical evidence to prove that improving oral health (especially periodontal health) can effectively reduce systemic symptoms or disease progression in patients with chronic diseases?
In order to trace the connection between periodontitis and systemic diseases, it is necessary to know the real etiology and pathogenesis of periodontitis. Unfortunately, now the leading associations of periodontists adhere to a completely erroneous bacterial-film hypothesis of periodontitis, which does not describe the real processes of periodontitis. Based on this hypothesis, it is impossible to trace the connection between periodontitis and systemic diseases. But, based on the real theory of periodontitis, a cause-and-effect relationship between periodontitis and systemic diseases has already been built. Unfortunately, the real theory of periodontitis is currently unavailable to the leading associations of periodontists. The leading associations of periodontists strive to use plastic periodontal surgery, rather than preventing periodontitis symptoms. The influence of oral health on systemic diseases is currently underestimated. The real etiology of periodontitis allows us to claim a significantly higher impact on systemic health than is currently believed.
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