Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches
The “focal infection theory” is a historical concept based on the assumption that some infections may cause chronic and acute diseases in different districts of the body. Its great popularity spanned from 1930 to 1950 when, with the aim to remove all the foci of infection, drastic surgical intervent...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2020-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875612 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849695509167472640 |
|---|---|
| author | Jean-Paul Rocca Carlo Fornaini Zuomin Wang Lixin Tan Elisabetta Merigo |
| author_facet | Jean-Paul Rocca Carlo Fornaini Zuomin Wang Lixin Tan Elisabetta Merigo |
| author_sort | Jean-Paul Rocca |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The “focal infection theory” is a historical concept based on the assumption that some infections may cause chronic and acute diseases in different districts of the body. Its great popularity spanned from 1930 to 1950 when, with the aim to remove all the foci of infection, drastic surgical interventions were performed. Periodontitis, a common oral pathology mainly of bacterial origin, is the most evident example of this phenomenon today: in fact, bacteria are able to migrate, develop and cause health problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, and osteoporosis. The aim of this narrative report is to verify the hypothesis of the association between oral infections and systemic diseases by different ways of approach and, at the same time, to propose new kinds of treatment today made possible by technological progress. The analysis of the literature demonstrated a strong relationship between these conditions, which might be explained on the basis of the recent studies on microbiota movement inside the body. Prevention of the oral infections, as well as of the possible systemic implications, may be successfully performed with the help of new technologies, such as probiotics and laser. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-cfa553a190cf450681be13b2a66ff697 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 1687-918X 1687-9198 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Microbiology |
| spelling | doaj-art-cfa553a190cf450681be13b2a66ff6972025-08-20T03:19:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Microbiology1687-918X1687-91982020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88756128875612Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible ApproachesJean-Paul Rocca0Carlo Fornaini1Zuomin Wang2Lixin Tan3Elisabetta Merigo4Shijiazhuang 2nd Hospital, Department of Stomatology (South), Gonguong Road 425, Quoxi District, Shijiazhuang, ChinaShijiazhuang 2nd Hospital, Department of Stomatology (South), Gonguong Road 425, Quoxi District, Shijiazhuang, ChinaBeijing Chaoyang Hospital, Department of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaShijiazhuang 2nd Hospital, Department of Diabetes, Gonguong Road 425, Quoxi District, Shijiazhuang, ChinaShijiazhuang 2nd Hospital, Department of Stomatology (South), Gonguong Road 425, Quoxi District, Shijiazhuang, ChinaThe “focal infection theory” is a historical concept based on the assumption that some infections may cause chronic and acute diseases in different districts of the body. Its great popularity spanned from 1930 to 1950 when, with the aim to remove all the foci of infection, drastic surgical interventions were performed. Periodontitis, a common oral pathology mainly of bacterial origin, is the most evident example of this phenomenon today: in fact, bacteria are able to migrate, develop and cause health problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, and osteoporosis. The aim of this narrative report is to verify the hypothesis of the association between oral infections and systemic diseases by different ways of approach and, at the same time, to propose new kinds of treatment today made possible by technological progress. The analysis of the literature demonstrated a strong relationship between these conditions, which might be explained on the basis of the recent studies on microbiota movement inside the body. Prevention of the oral infections, as well as of the possible systemic implications, may be successfully performed with the help of new technologies, such as probiotics and laser.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875612 |
| spellingShingle | Jean-Paul Rocca Carlo Fornaini Zuomin Wang Lixin Tan Elisabetta Merigo Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches International Journal of Microbiology |
| title | Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches |
| title_full | Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches |
| title_fullStr | Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches |
| title_short | Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches |
| title_sort | focal infection and periodontitis a narrative report and new possible approaches |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875612 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jeanpaulrocca focalinfectionandperiodontitisanarrativereportandnewpossibleapproaches AT carlofornaini focalinfectionandperiodontitisanarrativereportandnewpossibleapproaches AT zuominwang focalinfectionandperiodontitisanarrativereportandnewpossibleapproaches AT lixintan focalinfectionandperiodontitisanarrativereportandnewpossibleapproaches AT elisabettamerigo focalinfectionandperiodontitisanarrativereportandnewpossibleapproaches |