European Journal of General Practice Volume 30, 2024
Objective:
To outline, for family doctors, the implications of the association between periodontal and systemic diseases; to explore the role of family doctors in managing periodontitis as an ubiquitous non-communicable disease (NCD).
Methods:
The consensus reports of previous focused collaborative workshops between WONCA Europe and the European Federation of Periodontology (using previously undertaken systematic reviews), and a specifically commissioned systematic review formed the technical papers to underpin discussions. Working groups prepared proposals independently, and the proposals were subsequently discussed and approved at plenary meetings
KEY MESSAGES
• Periodontitis is independently associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, and COVID-19.
• Periodontal treatment for optimal outcomes improves diabetes outcomes and surrogate measures of cardiovascular risk.
• Closer collaboration between oral health care professionals and family doctors is important in the early case detection and management of non-communicable diseases.
• Information on the reported associations should be made available to family doctors, oral health professionals, healthcare funders, patients, and the general population.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13814788.2024.2320120