Physicians and Dentists have paid close attention to their own respective fields, specializing in medicine pertaining to the body and oral cavity, respectively. However, recent findings have strongly suggested that oral health may be indicative of systemic health. Currently, this gap between allopathic medicine and dental medicine is quickly closing, due to significant findings supporting association between periodontal disease and systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and osteoporosis. Significant effort has brought...
Physicians and Dentists have paid close attention to their own respective fields, specializing in medicine pertaining to the body and oral cavity, res...