Research progress in relationship between tooth loss and Alzheimer′s disease
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20191110-00400
- VernacularTitle:牙齿脱落与阿尔茨海默病关系的研究进展
- Author:
Kairong WANG
1
;
Song GE
Author Information
1. 遵义医科大学院附属口腔医院牙周科 563000
- Keywords:
Alzheimer′s disease;
Tooth loss;
Chronic periodontitis;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2020;55(8):586-590
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Tooth loss is a common disease in the elderly, and periodontitis is the main cause of tooth loss. Alzheimer′s disease is a primary degenerative brain disease which etiology remains unknown. The patients often demonstrate cognitive impairment with characteristic neuropathological and neurochemical changes. The present article reviewed the relationship and associated mechanisms between tooth loss and Alzheimer′s disease.
