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, Theresa Watkins-Bryant
Advances 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...
January 19, 2024: Journal of the National Medical Association