Inflammation, uncoped stress, smoking, malnutrition and lack of motion are
common characteristics for chronic diseases in medicine and dentistry. Chronic
diseases exert adverse effects on vascular permeability, circulation and metabolism. On
a few pages, you get a comprehensive understanding of origin, course and adverse
outcomes of chronic diseases to body health. Periodontal dentistry as preventive
treatment complex promotes health and improves quality of life. Envisioning the future
of dentistry and shaping a patient-centered care, the medical relevance is presented for
periodontal and implant dentistry.
Keywords: Aging, Artherosclerosis, Biofilm, Coronary heart disease, Foreign
body infection, General health, Hygiene, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension,
Inflammation, Insulin resistance, Life quality, Metabolism, Nutrition, Obesity,
Oral cavity, Pain, Periodontitis, Prevention, Vascularization, Vascular
permeability.