Systemic Health Flashcards
Problems with focal infection
Extracting teeth didn’t necessarily cure disease
People with good oral health and no infection still developed systemic diseases
People with no teeth still developed systemic diseases
The acute phase reaction cascade is a mechanism by which
Periodontitis could potentially influence systemic diseases
When will CRP levels go up
Infection
Fever
Any kind of infection or inflammation will increase CRP
Triggering factors —>_____—>______—>Secondary systemic reaction
Local reaction
Mediators
Triggering factors
Infection Necrosis Surgery Neoplasia Radiation
Local reaction
Macrophages
Fibroblasts
Endothelial and other cells
Secondary systemic reaction
- Fever and leucocytosis
- Complement activation
- Serum glucocorticoids increased
- Altered synthesis of acute phase proteins
Mediators
TNF-a
IL-1
IL-6
IFN-y
Complement components
Opsonization
Lysis
Chemotaxis (CTX)
Protease inhibitor
A1-macroglobulin
C-reactive protein
Opsonization
Fibrinogen
Coagulation factor
CTX
Plasminogen
Degrades blood clots
What defines a risk
Consistency of association
Strength of association
Correct time sequence
Specificity of associations
Specificity of associations
If a given factor is related to other diseases, its association with the disease is less likely to be interpreted as casual