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Survey results suggest link between RA patients and perio disease
By Tony Edwards
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease are both inflammatory, chronic, and progressive, but is there a link between the two? Researchers surveyed hundreds of patients with RA to find out.
May 16, 2019
2017 07 07 13 34 02 577 Teeth Periodontal Disease 400
Poor oral health increases pancreatic cancer risk for black women
By Tony Edwards
Poor oral health is associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a long-term study that included almost 60,000 African-American women. Periodontal disease also was a risk factor, as with women with this condition were 77% more likely to have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
March 27, 2019
2018 01 09 22 19 8339 Cancer Cell 400
Mouth ulcers linked to inflammatory diseases, depression
By Theresa Pablos
Mouth ulcers may be closely linked to seemingly unrelated physical and psychological conditions, a new study has found. Genetic variants associated with canker sores are also related to inflammatory diseases and depressive symptoms.
March 25, 2019
2017 09 11 22 01 5543 Woman Pain 400
Is there a link between periodontitis and metabolic syndrome?
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontitis and metabolic syndrome are manifestations of chronic inflammation. Could there be a causal relationship between the chronic inflammation of gum disease and the chronic inflammation of metabolic syndrome? In his latest column, periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg investigates.
October 30, 2018
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
Kids' oral microbiota composition may predict obesity
By Lori Roniger
Obese adults and adolescents are thought to have certain gut and oral microbiota variations, but less is known about the corresponding relationships in young children. As part of a larger study on obesity prevention, researchers examined the relationship between these bacteria in toddlers and childhood weight gain.
October 3, 2018
2016 08 25 16 27 40 366 Bacteria 400
Is there an autoimmune component to periodontal disease?
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontal disease can be looked at as both an acute and a chronic infection, notes periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg in his latest column. He wonders if the chronic phase is related to an autoimmune reaction in patients. Dr. Danenberg examines the research and suggests some new areas of treatment that might help your patients.
October 2, 2018
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
Study seeks perio, RA link to oral microbiome health
By Tony Edwards
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis are chronic inflammatory diseases that share common risk factors. Researchers conducted periodontal exams on patients with rheumatoid arthritis to determine what bacteria were present and how these patients might benefit from periodontal treatment.
September 24, 2018
2018 09 24 20 50 5142 Periodontal Treatment Mirror 400
Getting to the bottom of periodontal-systemic links
By Lori Roniger
Interest in the link between periodontal health and systemic disease has been growing, with researchers investigating possible connections between oral health and diseases including artherosclerosis, diabetes, pregnancy outcomes, and respiratory conditions. But what has recent research found?
September 20, 2018
2017 07 07 13 34 02 577 Teeth Periodontal Disease 400
Study confirms smoking, oral sex as HPV risk factors
By Tony Edwards
Smoking and certain sexual behaviors are risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a new study has confirmed. However, the researchers also found that the overall infection rate was lower than anticipated.
August 22, 2018
2018 01 18 23 26 2866 Hpv 400
Study links oral and respiratory health in aging patients
By Tony Edwards
Aging patients who constantly aspirate saliva can swallow microbiota that can contribute to these patients developing pneumonia. A new large study examined how varying oral health conditions contributed to differences in tongue microbiota in these patients.
August 16, 2018
2016 08 16 15 00 24 778 Woman Senior Citizen 400
Study: Stronger link between periodontitis and diabetes in men
By Lori Roniger
Are men and women with type 2 diabetes just as likely to have periodontal disease? Periodontitis and type 2 diabetes share a connection, but men and women are diagnosed with them at different rates, so investigators sought to determine whether there was a link.
June 3, 2018
2016 09 23 15 10 42 184 Diabetes 400
NYU researcher receives NIH grant to study bone loss
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry researcher a two-year grant of more than $435,000 to study and potentially prevent bone loss related to aging.
May 31, 2018
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