• J Natl Med Assoc · Jan 2024

    A review of the risks and relationships between oral health and chronic diseases.

    • Gail Cherry-Peppers, Cheryl Fryer, Andrea D Jackson, Debra Ford, Alison Glascoe, Dawn Smith, Jacquelyn Dunmore-Griffith, Morton Iris, Dexter Woods, Gillian Robinson-Warner, Alphonzo Davidson, Crystal McIntosh, Jezelle Sonnier, Lisa Slade, Goulda Downer, Shakeya Mundey, Jennifer Darden-Wilson, Nyree Dawson, Arielle Downes, Adel Rizkalla, Ashleigh Bellamy, Ian Mahone, Sydney Tompkins, Gawain Kiffin, Fatima Mncube-Barnes, Gretchen Peppers, and Theresa Watkins-Bryant.
    • Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Howard University College of Dentistry, USA. Electronic address: gail.cherrypeppers@howard.edu.
    • J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Jan 19.

    AbstractAdvances in medical science and in preventive dentistry have changed the context of oral health. The American population is living longer with numerous complex chronic diseases. This paper is to raise awareness about the impact of multiple chronic diseases and their associations with oral diseases. Comorbidities can worsen the course of dental treatment. Inflammation has been the connecting factor in the bidirectional pattern of oral and systemic diseases. High occurrences of chronic diseases generally occur in aging as well as disadvantaged populations. Serious infections, slow healing, prolonged bleeding, and hospitalizations can escalate in patients with uncontrolled chronic diseases. A multidisciplinary team-based approach to patient management can minimize complications and unexpected challenges.Copyright © 2024 National Medical Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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