Diabetes:Gum disease can make it harder to control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Respiratory Infections:Oral bacteria can be aspirated into the lungs and cause respiratory infections. Pregnancy Complications:Gum disease has been linked to premature birth and low birth weight in babies....
Introduction Tooth caries is a widespread problem in the world. More than half of all dental restorations fail within 10 years, and recurrent (secondary) caries is a main reason for failures [1–3]. Replacing the failed restorations accounts for 50–70% of all tooth cavity restorations ...
Recently, Bunevicius et al.(31) studied 30 women treated for both Graves' hyperthyroidism and Graves' ophthalmopathy, and 45 women with gynaecological disorders who had normal thyroid function. The women with persistent Graves' hyperthyroidism had a higher prevalence of current DSM- IV/ICD-10 mood...