scholarly journals Nature of the Interplay Between Periodontal Diseases and COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenji Cai ◽  
Nadya Marouf ◽  
Khalid N. Said ◽  
Faleh Tamimi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Systemic Inflammation ◽  
Mild Condition ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
The Body ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Fatal Disease ◽  
Common Risk Factors

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mostly a mild condition, however, in some patients, it could progress into a severe and even fatal disease. Recent studies have shown that COVID-19 infection and severity could be associated with the presence of periodontitis, one of the most prevalent chronic diseases. This association could be explained by the fact that periodontitis and COVID-19 share some common risk factors that included chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension as well as conditions such as age, sex, and genetic variants. Another possible explanation could be the systemic inflammation and the aspiration of periodontopathogens seen in patients with periodontitis, which could have a synergism with the virus or compromise the reaction of the body against COVID-19. This narrative review explores the nature of these associations, the evidence behind them, and their implications.

scholarly journals Modern foreign studies of depressive disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
E.V. Khramov ◽  
V.S. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Sharp Increase ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Common Risk Factors

The article provides an overview of modern foreign studies aimed at investigating the main risk factors for depressive disorders in different categories of the population during the pandemic. First of all, attention was paid to the analysis of the influence of socio-psychological, social, age and occupational factors on the formation of depressive symptoms. Studies show a sharp increase in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been found that patients with COVID-19, medical professionals directly in contact with COVID-19 cases, patients with any chronic diseases before the pandemic, and women in the perinatal period are most prone to developing depressive and anxiety conditions. In addition to describing common risk factors for development and display of depression, the results of foreign studies provide an understanding of the age-related effects of depressive conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Common genetic predisposition for heart failure and cancer

Herz ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 632-636
Author(s):  
Tobias J. Pfeffer ◽  
Stefan Pietzsch ◽  
Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Genetic Predisposition ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Causes Of Mortality ◽  
Common Risk Factors

Abstract Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are major causes of mortality in industrialized societies. They share common risk factors (e.g., genetics, lifestyle, age, infection, toxins, and pollution) and might also mutually promote the onset of the respective other disease. Cancer can affect cardiac function directly while antitumor therapies may have acute- and/or late-onset cardiotoxic effects. Recent studies suggest that heart failure might promote tumorigenesis and tumor progression. In both cancer and cardiovascular diseases, genetic predisposition is implicated in the disease onset and development. In this regard, genetic variants classically associated with cardiomyopathies increase the risk for toxic side effects on the cardiovascular system. Genetic variants associated with increased cancer risk are frequent in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by cancer, pointing to a common genetic predisposition for both diseases. Common risk factors, cardiotoxic antitumor treatment, genetic variants (associated with cardiomyopathies and/or cancer), and increased cardiac stress lead us to propose the “multi-hit hypothesis” linking cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In the present review, we summarize the current knowledge on potential connecting factors between cancer and cardiovascular diseases with a major focus on the role of genetic predisposition and its implication for individual therapeutic strategies and risk assessment in the novel field of oncocardiology.

scholarly journals COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PERSPECTIVE CONVERGENCE WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASES

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 341-353
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Oral Mucosa ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mouth Rinse ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Essential Knowledge

This review aim to discuss the important components of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and possible correlations, interactions with oral/periodontal structures. With the beginning of the announcement of the transformation of COVID-19 from an epidemic into a pandemic, it was necessary to realize the injury of several million people infected with this disease and others will become infected soon and its impact on public health as well as the adverse effect of chronic diseases and their causes for the spread of COVID-19. Chronic periodontal diseases are one of the most widespread diseases around the globe and one of their supposed causes is the presence of many microbial plaques, including bacteria and viruses. Presence of coronavirus receptors on the cells of the oral mucosa, and cells of the periodontal pockets, may give a way to adhere the virus and spread inside the body through the periodontium. SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in some saliva samples. A conceivable relevance between periodontitis and COVID-19 has been hypothesized. Defense against COVID-19 in dental clinical consist of three ascending levels. It is advised to utilize a mouth rinse against SARS-CoV-2. At end of this review, oral health providers and periodontists will gain essential knowledge to the successful confrontation against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

scholarly journals The Rise in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Chronic Diseases in Guyana: A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Loshana Sockalingam ◽  
Dipika Desai ◽  
Arthur Wong ◽  
Gangji Azim ◽  
Budhendranauth Doobay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Narrative Review

Risk, Health, and Physical Enhancement: The Dangers of Health Care as Risk Reduction for Christian Bioethics

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-162
Author(s):  
Paul Scherz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Blood Lipids ◽  
The Body ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Iatrogenic Effects

Abstract Medicine increasingly envisions health promotion in terms of reducing risk as determined by quantitative risk factors, such as blood pressure, blood lipids, or genetic variants. This essay argues that this vision of health care as risk reduction is dangerous for Christian bioethics, since risk can be infinitely reduced leading to a self-defeating spiral of iatrogenic effects. Moreover, it endangers character because this vision of health is connected to a reductionist vision of the body and an understanding of individual risk that undermines the more communal virtue of solidarity. The essay concludes by discussing how recent Thomistic analyses in favor of physical enhancements illustrate some of the problems that envisioning health care in terms of risk reduction holds for Christian bioethics.

Epidemiology of periodontal diseases among the adult population in the city of Ufa

2021 ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
N.A. Vasilyeva ◽  
A.I. Bulgakova ◽  
A.S. Khafizova ◽  
E.A. Vasiliev
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Common Risk Factors ◽  
Number Of Visits ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The City ◽  
Acute Periodontitis ◽  
Different Parts

The article presents the results of an epidemiological study of the prevalence and intensity of inflammatory periodontal diseases (IPD) in the northern and southern parts of Ufa, as well as the need for complex periodontal treatment. The number of visits by primary persons for periodontal care in the NW is 2.1 times less than in the SW. The rank values of common risk factors for the development of IPD have been identified. When assessing the KPI index, the risk to this pathology and its difference in different parts of Ufa, taking into account the nosological form and gender, were identified. With acute gingivitis, men living in NW and SW were statistically equally treated to a periodontist, while women living in NW were 1.8 times more. With acute periodontitis in the NW, men visit a periodontist 1.9 times more than in the SW, and women, on the contrary, in the SW are 1.2 times more likely to visit than in the NW. With chronic forms of IPD, the differences in treatment among men and women were not statistically significant and did not depend on the area of residence.

scholarly journals Postprandial Metabolism and Physical Activity in Asians: A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chihiro Nagayama ◽  
Stephen F. Burns ◽  
Alice E. Thackray ◽  
David J. Stensel ◽  
Masashi Miyashita
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Postprandial Metabolism ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines

AbstractThe widespread benefits of physical activity in enhancing health and lowering the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases are well established across populations globally. Nevertheless, the prevalence of several lifestyle-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, varies markedly across countries and ethnicities. Direct ethnic comparative studies on the health benefits of physical activity are sparse and evidence-based physical activity guidelines are not ethnicity-specific. Indeed, physical activity guidelines in some Asian countries were developed primarily based on data from Western populations even though the magnitude of potential benefit may not be the same among different ethnic groups. Unfavorable diurnal perturbations in postprandial triglycerides and glucose are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This narrative review summarizes differences in these risk factors primarily between individuals of Asian and white European descent but also within different Asian groups. Moreover, the variable effects of physical activity on mitigating risk factors among these ethnic groups are highlighted along with the underlying metabolic and hormonal factors that potentially account for these differences. Future ethnic comparative studies should include investigations in understudied ethnic groups, such as those of East Asian origin, given that the effectiveness of physical activity for ameliorating cardiovascular disease varies even among Asian groups.

scholarly journals A Review of Yoga Programs for Four Leading Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyeongra Yang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Glucose Level ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
High Cholesterol ◽  
Common Risk Factors ◽  
High Glucose Level ◽  
Improve Health

Yoga, a form of physical activity, is rapidly gaining in popularity and has many health benefits. Yet healthcare providers have been slow to recognize yoga for its ability to improve health conditions, and few interventions have been developed that take full advantage of its benefits. The purpose of this article is to review published studies using yoga programs and to determine the effect of yoga interventions on common risk factors of chronic diseases (overweight, hypertension, high glucose level and high cholesterol). A systematic search yielded 32 articles published between 1980 and April 2007. The studies found that yoga interventions are generally effective in reducing body weight, blood pressure, glucose level and high cholesterol, but only a few studies examined long-term adherence. Additionally, not enough studies included diverse populations at high risk for diabetes and its related common health problems.

scholarly journals Oral morbidity and associated factors in Chilean preschoolers and schoolchildren: A preliminary review.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Ángela Arias ◽  
Lorena Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
National Study ◽  
Preliminary Review ◽  
Socioeconomic Level ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Common Risk Factors

Currently, the most prevalent oral pathologies in Chile are dental caries, periodontal diseases, and dentomaxillary anomalies, with dental caries being considered the most prevalent in childhood and a public health problem. In Chile, research on and diagnosis of these diseases in preschoolers and schoolchildren are varied over time, but there is no review of the existing studies relating these pathologies to the most common risk factors, such as socioeconomic level, rurality, and nutritional status. The objective of this preliminary review is to assess oral morbidity in preschoolers and schoolchildren associated with risk factors in Chile. A national study found that the prevalence of caries is 16.8% at two years, 49.6% at four years, 70.4% at six years, 62.5% at 12 years, and 73.9% at 15 years. In relation to the severity of caries, it found a DMFT of 0.5 at two years, a DMFT of 2.3 at 4 years, and a DMFT of 3.7 at six years in temporary dentition. In permanent dentition, that the same study found a DMFT of 0.15 at six years, a DMFT of 1.9 at 12 years, and a DMFT of 3.0 at 15 years. Regarding gingivitis, it found a prevalence of 32.6% at two years, 45% at four years, 55.1% at six years, and 66.9% at 12 years. As for dentomaxillary anomalies, 33.3% presented some degree of anomaly at four years, 38.3% at six years, and 53% at 12 years. Despite the above, there are various studies in specific localities that have found a higher prevalence and severity of oral diseases. However, it is necessary to carry out a systematic evaluation to determine the prevalence and severity for each of the most prevalent oral diseases, as well as to identify the risk factors for the incidence of said diseases.

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