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INTERDISCIPLINARY
Dr. Alisha thankam
Dr. Manideep Narakula
Dr. Gaurav
“RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
DENTAL CARIES,
PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND
INTESTINAL FLORA - A
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW”
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND
ental caries, according to the World
Health Organization (WHO) is defined as a
localized post eruptive pathological
process of external origin involving softening
of the hard tissue and proceeding to the formation of
cavity. Worldwide, approximately 32% of the
population have dental caries in their permanent
teeth. The oral-systemic link tells us how teeth diseases
affect your whole body (and vice versa).The human
microbiome begins in the mouth and continues
through the digestive system. The digestive system
houses 80% of your immune system. There’s a three
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way balancing act between bacteria, the gut barrier,
and immune system. Together, probiotic microbiota
and your body work to keep harmful pathogens out.
But they also work to perform many other functions.
The microbiome of the human body represents a
symbiosis of microbial networks spanning multiple
organ systems. Bacteria predominantly represent the
diversity of human microbiota, but not to be forgotten
are fungi, viruses, and protists. Mounting evidence
points to the fact that the “microbial signature” is
host-specific and relatively stable over time. As our
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