Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru +2 more
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Background How smokeless tobacco contributes to non-neoplastic oral diseases is unclear. It certainly increases risk of oral mucosal lesions, but reviewers disagree as to other conditions.
Weitkunat Rolf +2 more
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Effects of chewing tobacco on corneal endothelium in patients with diabetes mellitus. [PDF]
Jha A, Verma A, Priya C.
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Periodontal diseases affect over a billion people worldwide, yet remain weakly integrated into global non‐communicable disease agendas. We propose reorienting periodontal care around three public health opportunities—upstream prevention, diagnosis fit for both clinical and population use, and value‐based treatment—prioritizing prevention, value, and ...
Marco A. Peres +6 more
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Effect of smokeless tobacco on vascular changes following flap surgery - a doppler study
Background Very little attention has been paid to the association of smokeless tobacco and the health of gingival and periodontal tissues. Recent studies suggests the role of tobacco chewing in deterioration of gingival and periodontal tissues. Capillary
Thamizhchelvan Harikrishnan +2 more
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Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates Associated with Smoking and Chewing Tobacco Use and the Human Development Index in 172 Countries Worldwide: An Ecological Study 2019-2020. [PDF]
Hernández-Morales A +9 more
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The Oral‐Hepatic Axis: Epidemiological and Mechanistic Links Between Periodontal and Liver Diseases
This review summarizes current epidemiological, clinical and mechanistic evidence linking periodontitis and chronic liver diseases, highlighting the oral‐gut‐liver axis, shared immunometabolic and nutritional pathways and opportunities for integrated preventive and therapeutic strategies.
Sinem Esra Sahingur +3 more
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Chewing Beedis: A Case of Cross-Tobacco use in a Patient with Schizophrenia
While tobacco use occurs in many forms all over the world, there is little information on cross-tobacco use. Authors report an unusual case of tobacco use in the form of chewing beedies which are normally smoked (cross-tobacco use).
Govindappa Lakshmana +3 more
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Population attributable risk for multimorbidity among adult women in India: Do smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco and consuming alcohol make a difference? [PDF]
Mishra VK, Srivastava S, T M, Murthy PV.
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Plant‐Based Diet and Sleep Quality in Adults: Exploring the Role of Lifestyle and Health Mediators
ABSTRACT This study investigated the association between plant‐based dietary indices (PDI) and sleep quality and examined the mediating roles of lifestyle and health‐related factors. A total of 5260 participants (18–65 years) were included. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). PDI—including overall (oPDI), healthy
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