Open AccessSystemic manifestations of oral diseases
Author(s) -
Nishith Babu,
AndreaJoan Gomes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.84477
Subject(s) - disease , oral cavity , medicine , systemic disease , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , immunology , pathology , dentistry , endocrinology
The oral cavity is the site of much infectious and inflammatory disease which has been associated with systemic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and pre-term low births. This article emphasizes on the oral-systemic disease connection which is now a rapidly advancing area of research. The possible systemic diseases which arise from oral microorganisms are hereby focused.