Gum health
Oral and periodontal tissue
Also searched as Oral and periodontal tissue.
Periodontitis carries documented cardiovascular and glycemic links - it is not a cosmetic outcome.
In depth
The gum and tooth-supporting tissues, and a genuine systemic gateway. The subgingival biofilm seeds the bloodstream daily, which is how a dental condition reaches cardiovascular and cognitive nodes here.
What drives it
Calms body-wide inflammation reduces it.
And the relationship runs both ways. PMC7005133
Gut barrier increases it.
The oral cavity is the proximal end of the same mucosal and microbial continuum. PMC7005133
Micronutrient status increases it.
Vitamin C and vitamin D status affect periodontal tissue. PMC7005133
Type 2 diabetes reduces it.
Periodontitis and glycemic control are bidirectionally linked - a documented two-way relationship. PMC7005133
Inflammation signal (IL-6) reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “Prostaglandins and a number of cytokines can indirectly promote osteoclastogenesis including TNF, IL-1, IL-6, IL-7, and IL-23 by stimulating production of RANKL”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMID 36304447 · PMC7005133
Inflammation signal (TNF-α) reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
Inflammatory signaling reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “Through studies in patient lesions of rare and common forms of periodontitis and animal model experimentation, Th17/IL-17 related immune pathways have emerged as mediators of disease pathology”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMID 35870792 · PMC7005133
Calms inflammation reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “Our studies also confirmed the role of BOT-64 as a potent molecular therapeutic for the restoration of periodontal health through the inhibition of NF-κB activity and the amelioration of SETD1-induced chromatin relaxation”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
Bone breakdown signal reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “Recently, it has been shown that the receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) produced by osteoblasts and periodontal ligament fibroblasts critically contributes to the bone destruction caused by periodontal disease”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
Bone health increases it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “This systematic review and meta-analysis indicates that postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or osteopenia may exhibit greater CAL compared with women with normal BMD”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMID 28048966 · PMC7005133
Oxidative stress reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “These oxygen free radicals lead to lipid, protein, and DNA damage inside cells, which leads to structural and functional abnormalities in periodontal tissues and escalates disease progression”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
Immune support increases it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
Cell migration switch reduces it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “Both in vitro and in vivo data now support the potential involvement of EMT as a pathogenic mechanism in periodontal diseases which may facilitate bacterial invasion into the underlying gingival tissues and propagation of inflammation”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
Insulin sensitivity increases it.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
What it drives
It increases Iron & oxygen carriage.
The mechanism that makes iron supplementation fail: anemia of inflammation is characterized by the insufficient production of erythropoietin and decreased response of erythroid progenitors to EPO. In addition, it inhibits the release of iron from the body stores and alters the iron status after being stimulated by hepcidin. Inflammation locks iron away - so oral iron given into an inflammatory state does not reach the marrow. Anemia affects 1.62 billion people. And the periodontal link is measured: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis - though the authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. PMID 835510 · PMC7005133
It reduces Calms body-wide inflammation.
Periodontal inflammation is a systemic inflammatory source. PMC7005133
It increases Heart & blood pressure.
Periodontitis carries documented cardiovascular associations. PMC7005133
It increases Digestion.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. (PMC7005133; doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016; PMC12673670). Verbatim: “Thus, our data demonstrate that periodontitis may induce gut microbiota dysbiosis through the influx of salivary microbes”. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
It increases Immune balance.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
It increases Mood.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
It increases Micronutrient status.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
It increases Resists infection.
The one measured finding among them is the periodontal-anemia link: a meta-analysis of sixteen studies on hemoglobin and iron metabolism in periodontitis, whose authors call the association still controversial and ask for larger cohorts. doi 10.1152/japplphysiol.00971.2016 · PMC7005133
It reduces Candida burden.
10.3390/pathogens11030335 — Drawn from reviews of neighboring outcomes rather than from studies of this outcome itself, which is weaker evidence, and the map marks it so. doi 10.3390/pathogens11030335
It increases Dietary nitrate.
It requires oral bacteria - antiseptic mouthwash abolishes the conversion and the blood-pressure effect with it. Carried by the intermediary-metabolism, micronutrient and clinical reviews. doi 10.3390/nu18132141 · PMC9967593
It reduces Type 2 diabetes.
periodontitis and glycemic control are bidirectionally linked — the forward edge's quote states the two-way relationship explicitly. PMID 835510 · PMC7005133
Blends that modulate it
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