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Dental Care: Oral and Systemic Disease Prevention

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 11145

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Kacper Nijakowski

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Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
Interests: dentistry; oral health; biostatistics; salivary diagnostics; medical education
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Prof. Dr. Anna Surdacka

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Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
Interests: oral health; changes in the oral cavity environment in systemic diseases; saliva research; prevention of dental caries
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Oral health is closely linked to general health status in a bidirectional relationship. Poor oral health, caused by inadequate dental hygiene and care, can aggravate the course of systemic diseases. Similarly, systemic diseases or accompanying therapies may be reflected in the form of oral manifestations. It is essential to emphasize the importance of dental prevention and care for all age groups, from children to the elderly.

Occasionally, it is the dentist who first notices the symptoms of a systematic disease. Patients may be taking a variety of medicines that may experience xerostomia, which is a common side effect on the oral condition. Therefore, regular dental examinations with oral hygiene instructions are indispensable today as a preventive measure. In addition, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on dental treatment when the first wave required radical surgical interventions in patients suffering from toothache. This event reminded us that preventing diseases, including those affecting the oral cavity, should always be a priority.

I cordially invite you to submit your contributions to this Special Issue. High-quality papers (original articles, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, case reports) focusing on an interdisciplinary approach to oral health and disease prevention are welcome.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in JCM.

Dr. Kacper Nijakowski
Prof. Dr. Anna Surdacka
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • oral health
  • oral diseases
  • oral manifestations
  • systemic diseases
  • oral care
  • prevention
  • dental caries
  • periodontal disease
  • oral medicine
  • dentistry

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Oral Health in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Qualified for Biologic Treatment
by Kacper Nijakowski
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15584; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315584 - 24 Nov 2022
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Oral health is closely linked to general health status in the form of a bidirectional relationship [...] Full article
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Influence of Type of Dental Visit on the Incidence of COVID-19 and Related Hospitalisation Among Older People in Japan
by Mizuki Saito, Yoshihiro Shimazaki, Toshiya Nonoyama and Yoshinori Inamoto
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(12), 1668; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21121668 - 14 Dec 2024
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In 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began worldwide. We examined the association between dental visit status and the incidence of COVID-19 and hospitalisation for it among older people based on medical claims data to help reduce COVID-19 severity. The study included [...] Read more.
In 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began worldwide. We examined the association between dental visit status and the incidence of COVID-19 and hospitalisation for it among older people based on medical claims data to help reduce COVID-19 severity. The study included 170,232 people who were 75–85 years old in fiscal 2019, with fiscal 2020 and 2021 serving as the follow-up period to ascertain the status of COVID-19. Using medical claims data, we investigated four types of dental visit (no visit, only periodontal treatment, periodontal and other treatment, and only other treatment) during fiscal 2019 and the incidence of COVID-19 and hospitalisation for COVID-19 during the follow-up period. Logistic regression analyses were performed with the incidence of COVID-19 and hospitalisation for COVID-19 as the dependent variables. Of the participants, 3206 (1.9%) developed COVID-19, of whom, 559 (17.4%) were hospitalised. There was not a significant association between the incidence of COVID-19 and type of dental visit. Participants with dental visits for periodontal treatment during the baseline year had a significantly lower odds ratio (OR) for hospitalisation due to COVID-19 compared to those without dental visits (OR: 0.71, 95% confidence interval: 0.58–0.78). The results suggest that dental visits for periodontal treatment including maintenance are important not only for maintaining oral health but also for preventing severe COVID-19. Full article
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Oral Cavity Clinical Evaluation in Psychiatric Patients with Eating Disorders: A Case-Control Study
by Teresa Szupiany-Janeczek, Krzysztof Rutkowski and Jolanta Pytko-Polończyk
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 4792; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064792 - 8 Mar 2023
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Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are not the only disorders the symptoms of which may be present in the oral cavity. The assessment of the clinical condition of patients with eating disorder symptoms was aimed at in this study. The study group consisted [...] Read more.
Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are not the only disorders the symptoms of which may be present in the oral cavity. The assessment of the clinical condition of patients with eating disorder symptoms was aimed at in this study. The study group consisted of 60 patients with diagnoses from categories F4.xx, F5x.x, and F6x.x ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision). Patients were qualified for the study based on the answers provided in the symptom checklists “O”. An adequate control group was selected. All patients underwent a dental examination, including the assessment of API (aproximal plaque index) and DMF (decayed missing filled index). Studies have shown that patients with eating disorder symptoms were more likely to have dental erosions (in total, 28.81% of cases). The correlation of erosion with the symptoms of eating disorders was demonstrated for several assessed symptoms present in the symptom checklists “O”. Such correlations have not been demonstrated in terms of gingival recession presence. The level of oral hygiene in patients with eating disorders was assessed as sufficient or bad and indicates the need to initiate dental treatment in this group. It is important to correlate the treatment of the underlying mental disease with dental treatment and regular dental checkups. Full article
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Composition and Properties of Saliva in Patients with Osteoporosis Taking Antiresorptive Drugs
by Hanna Sobczak-Jaskow, Barbara Kochańska and Barbara Drogoszewska
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4294; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054294 - 28 Feb 2023
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The aim of this study was to examine how the composition and properties of saliva change in people with osteoporosis who have received antiresorptive (AR) treatment, compared to patients with osteoporosis who have not yet received this treatment. Methods: The study population consisted [...] Read more.
The aim of this study was to examine how the composition and properties of saliva change in people with osteoporosis who have received antiresorptive (AR) treatment, compared to patients with osteoporosis who have not yet received this treatment. Methods: The study population consisted of 38 patients with osteoporosis using AR drugs (Group I) and 16 patients with osteoporosis who had never used AR drugs (Group II). The control group consisted of 32 people without osteoporosis. Laboratory tests included determination of pH and concentrations of Ca, PO4, total protein, lactoferrin, lysozyme, sIgA, IgA, cortisol, neopterin, activity of amylase at rest, and stimulated saliva. The buffering capacity of stimulated saliva was also determined. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the saliva of Group I and Group II. No statistically significant correlation was found between the amount of time using AR therapy (Group I) and the tested parameters of the saliva. Significant differences were found between Group I and the control group. The concentrations of PO4, lysozyme, and cortisol were higher, while concentrations of Ca ions, sIgA, and neopterin were lower, in comparison to the control group. The significant differences between Group II and the control group were smaller, and they concerned only the concentrations of lysozyme, cortisol, and neopterin. Conclusions: The saliva of people with osteoporosis subjected to AR therapy and those not subjected to AR therapy did not show statistically significant differences in terms of the examined parameters of the saliva. However, the saliva of patients with osteoporosis taking and not taking AR drugs was significantly different compared to the saliva of the control group. Full article
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Bidirectional Association between Periodontitis and Thyroid Disease: A Scoping Review
by Francesco Inchingolo, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Maria Celeste Fatone, Laura Ferrante, Pasquale Avantario, Arianna Fiore, Andrea Palermo, Tommaso Amenduni, Francesco Galante and Gianna Dipalma
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(7), 860; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070860 - 30 Jun 2024
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Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. Due to the development of chronic inflammation, periodontitis can contribute to the development of several systemic diseases, including thyroid disease. Thyroid pathology includes benign, malignant, and autoimmune conditions leading [...] Read more.
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. Due to the development of chronic inflammation, periodontitis can contribute to the development of several systemic diseases, including thyroid disease. Thyroid pathology includes benign, malignant, and autoimmune conditions leading to hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or euthyroidism. Alterations in thyroid hormones, especially hypothyroidism, can reveal significant oral manifestations, including periodontitis. This scoping review aims to explore the probable causal relationship between periodontitis and thyroid disease, in terms of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. The search strategy follows the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane were searched from January 2014 to January 2024, entering the MESH terms “periodontitis” and “thyroid”. Of 153 initial records, 20 articles were selected and discussed. There is a high prevalence of periodontitis among patients with thyroid disease, including thyroid cancer. The causes at the basis of this association are genetic factors, the oral microbiome, and proinflammatory cytokines. Periodontal treatment, specifically scaling and root planning, can ameliorate thyroid parameters. Although there are a few randomized controlled studies in the literature, this review lays the foundation for a bidirectional relationship between periodontitis and thyroid disease, the link to which is, once again, systemic inflammation. Full article
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