Oral Microbiome, Oral Health and Systemic Health: A Multidirectional Link
Elena Maria Varoni, Lia Rimondini
Abstract
The oral cavity can be regarded as the mirror of systemic health, since many systemic diseases may have manifestations in the oral cavity, as in the case, among oral, potentially malignant disorders, of lupus erythematosus oral lichenoid lesions, and, vice-versa, oral diseases may affect systemic health, impairing patient's nutrition and wellbeing, reducing the quality of life and increasing stress and anxiety [...].
Topics & Concepts
Oral cavityMedicineOral healthSystemic diseaseOral MicrobiomeQuality of life (healthcare)MicrobiomeAnxietyAffect (linguistics)Systemic inflammationIntensive care medicineDermatologyImmunologyDiseaseDentistryInternal medicineBioinformaticsPsychologyPsychiatryInflammationBiologyNursingCommunicationOral microbiology and periodontitis researchOral Health Pathology and TreatmentDental Health and Care Utilization