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

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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Lakartidningen - 121(2024) vom: 12. März

Sprache:

Schwedisch

Weiterer Titel:

Karies – världens vanligaste icke smittsamma sjukdom

Beteiligte Personen:

Nordström, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Hedenbjörk-Lager, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Hänsel Petersson, Gunnel [VerfasserIn]
Ericson, Dan [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Journal Article
Sugar Acids

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369600037