A very interesting study conducted by dermatologists at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found conditions that can trigger an autoimmune disease such as psoriasis or that can lead to a more severe form of the disease.

According to the researchers, in fact, there is a connection between patients’ oral hygiene and psoriasis.
Let’s see why.

PSORIASIS HIDDEN CAUSES: THE LINK BETWEEN DISEASE AND ORAL HYGIENE

According to the researchers, there is a link between the gums and the development of the disease or its more serious forms. By analyzing the health of 100 psoriasis patients and 165 people who did not suffer from the disease, doctors found that psoriasis sufferers often have inflammation of the gums or poor oral hygiene.
In addition to smoking, heredity and obesity which are already considered risk factors, for American dermatologists one of the triggers would be the mouth.

Curiously, similar findings were found in another study, which linked gum inflammation to Alzheimer’s risk . Another to rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune). Still another to lupus (autoimmune) .

Already in 2018 an Italian study had identified a poor condition of the gums as an often underestimated first symptom of many autoimmune diseases.

“We are trying to understand if there are any triggers that knock out the immune system. Since sore throats are one of the alarm bells and the bacterial flora of the oral cavity is very complex, we wondered if poor oral hygiene could be a risk factor, ”said one of the doctors in charge of the Wexner research.

PSORIASIS CAUSES: TWO HYPOTHESES EXPLAIN THE LINK WITH THE GUMS.

The oral cavity is in fact together with the skin the first barrier of our immune system and of the GALT through the tonsils.
Bacteria in the mouth are very dangerous.

When the gums bleed or have micro-lesions, these bacteria enter the gums, and there they can reach the blood and release toxins.

There are two hypotheses under consideration by the researchers.

• One is that periodontitis, that is the main form of gum inflammation, is also a first form of autoimmune disease: consequently, it would be linked to others.
• The other hypothesis is that poor oral hygiene is an environmental risk factor, that is, not linked to family or genetics.

Finally, explain the dermatologists who conducted the study, patients with psoriasis who consume more fruit first and then vegetables have milder psoriasis symptoms. And in parallel with healthier gums.

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