Both are diseases with excessive bone resorption. Shared risk factors include age, genetics, hormonal change, smoking, as well as calcium and vitamin D deficiency. Click the image below to read the full article.

Periodontal disease has direct costs (associated with treatment) and indirect costs (associated with tooth loss and the productivity losses because of absenteeism from work) . Periodontal disease caused a $154.06 Billion loss in the US and €158.64 Billion in Europe in 2018.

Although a high risk for progression of periodontitis is associated with the bacterial biofilm found in the gingival pocket, genetic variability of the host may influence an individual’s risk for disease development and the rate of periodontitis progression. Polymorphisms in cell signaling messengers IL-1A, IL-1B, IL-6, IL-10, MMP-3 (chronic form), and MMP-9 (chronic form) were […]

METHODS: A double blinded parallel arm randomised control trial with 60 participants aged 18‐ 24 years. Participants were randomly allotted to 0.6% triphala, 0.12% chlorhexidine or colored saline mouthwash and examined after 21 days. During the experimental period, participants rinsed with the allocated mouth rinse 10ml twice daily for 30 seconds. The plaque and gingival […]

The action of hormones changes the effectiveness of the epithelial barrier to bacterial insult and collagen maintenance and repair. An exaggerated inflammatory response of periodontal tissues may be seen during puberty, pregnancy and at the postmenopausal stage with the variation in the level of sex steroid hormone at different lifetimes.

Interesting review article. More research is needed.

Patients with a lower dietary intake or lower blood level of vitamin C showed a greater progression of periodontal disease.

Great study but be careful with eucalyptus remedies.  Ingesting even a small amount can be harmful so it is best left to professionally manufactured products.