Associations between dental caries and systemic diseases: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to evaluate and present evidence from animal and human clinical studies on associations between dental caries and systemic diseases, and to suggest potential mechanisms that might explain such associations.

Methods

An electronic search was conducted of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for articles published from 2010 to 2020 in the English language. From the initial search, 404 full-text studies were assessed for eligibility. After excluding studies for technical and study limitations, a total of 67 studies were included in the summary tables and additional studies were included in the review to support evidence.

Results

Few systemic disease and conditions were found to be clinically meaningfu

SUBMITTER: Sabharwal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8466895 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature