New paradigms in caries conceptualization have emerged during the last decades, leading
to intense debate and discussion on how to approach the disease, both from a preventive …

Psychosocial stress plays an important role in periodontal disease through biological and
behavioral pathways. In this paper we review studies that examine the relationship between …

Background Most of the common risk factors for severe outcomes of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID‐19) are correlated with poor oral health, tooth loss, and periodontitis. This has …

Background Psychological stress appears to contribute to poor oral health systemically in
combination with other chronic diseases. Few studies directly examine this relationship …

Periodontal disease (PD) is one of the most frequent and widespread inflammatory diseases
in dogs. The onset of PD pathogenesis is prompted by the dental microbial biofilm combined …

Background Even though various studies recognize the importance of the oral cavity to have
general health, in multidisciplinary professional practice it is almost always excluded and on …

Background To determine if periodontal risk assessment (PRA), the number of missing teeth,
diabetes mellitus (DM), perceived stress and interproximal cleaning are associated with oral …

Objectives To assess the extent of the association of psychosocial stress with oral health in
an Ontario population stratified by age groups, and whether any association is modified by …

Biological embodiment is a concept derived from Engel's biopsychosocial model to health,
theorized as the process by which adverse social exposures trigger neuroendocrine and …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor oral
health. Using a life course theoretical framework, this study explored the associations of …