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- Title
Impact of Stress on Periodontal Health: Literature Revision.
- Authors
Corridore, Denise; Saccucci, Matteo; Zumbo, Giulia; Fontana, Erika; Lamazza, Luca; Stamegna, Claudio; Di Carlo, Gabriele; Vozza, Iole; Guerra, Fabrizio
- Abstract
Stress is a physiological response of the body to stressful life events but may not be when the individual is persistently exposed to the stress trigger, and it negatively affects certain physiological functions, thus triggering psychosomatic diseases. In literature, chronic stress and inadequate coping strategies are found to mediate the risk and development of periodontitis; mechanisms have therefore been proposed to explain the effects of stress on the periodontium. Since stress is a prevalent problem in modern life and given the importance of maintaining oral health, the present literature review aimed to estimate the association between stress and periodontal disease. The research question adopted is the following: "Are psychological stress and periodontal disease related?" The search was conducted in August 2022 and limited to articles in electronic databases from 2017 to 2022 in English, excluding reviews and literature reviews. From the electronic databases, a total of 532 articles were identified and became 306 after reviews and duplicates were removed. An additional bibliographic search was conducted through the same electronic databases, controlled terms and keywords including only systematic reviews, which were previously excluded. Through the bibliography cited in the systematic reviews, an additional 18 articles were identified, with a new total of 324. As a result of reading the title and abstract of these 324 articles, an additional 295 were excluded. Reading the full text of the remaining 29 studies, 2 articles were excluded due to non-adherence to the eligibility criteria. The remaining 27 results were included in our literature review. It has been suggested in the literature that adverse socioeconomic conditions elicit a stress response, which can trigger periodontal inflammation. Most of the 27 articles included in the study confirm and demonstrate a positive association between psychological stress and periodontal disease. Numerous studies have shown the mechanisms through which chronic stress negatively affects periodontal tissues. Therefore, in the light of the results obtained from this review, it is important that oral health professionals, also for general health purposes, consider stress factors among the risk factors of periodontal disease, its severity and decreased efficacy of treatments. It is therefore advisable to act preventively through the interception of chronic stress.
- Subjects
RISK factors of periodontal disease; ONLINE information services; ORAL hygiene; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MOTIVATION (Psychology); SEVERITY of illness index; HEALTH behavior; MEDLINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; BEHAVIOR modification
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 10, p1516
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11101516