The Role of Oral and Dental Foci in Systemic Diseases
This research was originally published in 2020 by Nelli Yildirimyan, DDS.
We have curated this article as a reference point for The Larkin Protocol.
ABSTRACT
Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as reduced kidney function lasting longer than 3 months, and it is a major global health burden. In its early stages, CKD is frequently asymptomatic, but it presents with increased morbidity and mortality when kidney function becomes severely compromised. [37]
Patients with CKD commonly present with poor oral health and have a high prevalence for oral infections. [2, 38] This may lead to systemic inflammation, infection, protein wasting, and, as previously mentioned, atherosclerotic lesions
