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Dental caries - the most common noncommunicable disease and its impact on general health and disease

Läkartidningen, 2024-03, Vol.121 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Dental caries - the most common noncommunicable disease and its impact on general health and disease
Author: Nordström, Marie ; Hedenbjörk-Lager, Anders ; Hänsel Petersson, Gunnel ; Ericson, Dan
Subjects: Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology ; Dental Caries - epidemiology ; Dental Caries - etiology ; Health Status ; Humans ; Noncommunicable Diseases ; Sugar Acids ; Tooth Loss
Is Part Of: Läkartidningen, 2024-03, Vol.121
Description: More than 2.8 billion individuals worldwide suffer from untreated caries. Over ninety-five percent of all 50-year-olds in Sweden have caries experience. Caries is the most common cause of dental restorations and tooth loss. Tooth loss is associated with cardiovascular diseases, dementia, and death. Periapical tooth infections caused by caries can spread and cause severe infection, however rarely with lethal outcome. Sugars are a common risk factor for caries and other noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity. Caries is a consequence of sugar-provoked acid production and dysbiosis in the tooth biofilm (dental plaque). There are several conditions which may increase the risk for dental caries, such as different medical conditions and medications which may cause dry mouth. Treatment costs for caries are high.
Publisher: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Identifier: EISSN: 1652-7518
PMID: 38470274
Source: MEDLINE
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