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Infection of tooth

MedGen UID:
163752
•Concept ID:
C0877046
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Dental infection; Dental Infection; Tooth Infection
SNOMED CT: Dental infection (427898007); Infection of tooth (427898007)

Definition

An infectious process affecting a tooth. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Periodontal treatment: potential to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and/or mortality.
Yao Z, Yang J, Pan L, Chen Z
Med Hypotheses 2009 Jul;73(1):33-5. Epub 2009 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.051. PMID: 19329257

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Systemic exposure to a common periodontal pathogen and missing teeth are associated with metabolic syndrome.
Hyvärinen K, Salminen A, Salomaa V, Pussinen PJ
Acta Diabetol 2015 Feb;52(1):179-82. Epub 2014 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00592-014-0586-y. PMID: 24791962
Periodontal treatment: potential to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and/or mortality.
Yao Z, Yang J, Pan L, Chen Z
Med Hypotheses 2009 Jul;73(1):33-5. Epub 2009 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.051. PMID: 19329257
Serum microbial- and host-derived markers of periodontal diseases: a review.
Pussinen PJ, Paju S, Mäntylä P, Sorsa T
Curr Med Chem 2007;14(22):2402-12. doi: 10.2174/092986707781745604. PMID: 17896988

Diagnosis

Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Treponema denticola / Prevotella intermedia Co-Infection Are Associated with Severe Periodontitis in a Thai Population.
Torrungruang K, Jitpakdeebordin S, Charatkulangkun O, Gleebbua Y
PLoS One 2015;10(8):e0136646. Epub 2015 Aug 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136646. PMID: 26313005Free PMC Article
Systemic exposure to a common periodontal pathogen and missing teeth are associated with metabolic syndrome.
Hyvärinen K, Salminen A, Salomaa V, Pussinen PJ
Acta Diabetol 2015 Feb;52(1):179-82. Epub 2014 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00592-014-0586-y. PMID: 24791962

Therapy

Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Treponema denticola / Prevotella intermedia Co-Infection Are Associated with Severe Periodontitis in a Thai Population.
Torrungruang K, Jitpakdeebordin S, Charatkulangkun O, Gleebbua Y
PLoS One 2015;10(8):e0136646. Epub 2015 Aug 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136646. PMID: 26313005Free PMC Article
Periodontal treatment: potential to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and/or mortality.
Yao Z, Yang J, Pan L, Chen Z
Med Hypotheses 2009 Jul;73(1):33-5. Epub 2009 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.051. PMID: 19329257

Prognosis

Periodontal treatment: potential to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and/or mortality.
Yao Z, Yang J, Pan L, Chen Z
Med Hypotheses 2009 Jul;73(1):33-5. Epub 2009 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.051. PMID: 19329257

Clinical prediction guides

Oncostatin M synergistically induces CXCL10 and ICAM-1 expression in IL-1beta-stimulated-human gingival fibroblasts.
Hosokawa Y, Hosokawa I, Ozaki K, Nakae H, Matsuo T
J Cell Biochem 2010 Sep 1;111(1):40-8. doi: 10.1002/jcb.22648. PMID: 20680966

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