Coping With Stress: Its Influence on Periodontal Disease

Abstract

The data corroborate the thesis that periodontitis patients with inadequate stress behavior strategies (defensive coping) are at greater risk for severe periodontal disease. However, further investigations are required to confirm the significance of inappropriate coping styles with respect to the advancement of periodontal disease.

Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Periodontal Disease

“…Studies have demonstrated that individuals under psychological stress are more likely to develop clinical attachment loss and loss of alveolar bone (Hugoson et al, 2002;Pistorius et al, 2002;Wimmer et al, 2002). One possible link in this regard may be increases in production of IL-6 in response to increased psychological stress (Kiecolt-Glaser et al, 2003).…”

Diagnostic Value of Acute Phase Proteins in Periodontal, Psychosomatic and Cardiometabolic Diseases: Response to Treatment

“…Variation in severity of periodontal disease cannot be explained by a limited number of risk factors (Teng et al 2003). Associations between stress-inducing factors and periodontal disease have been examined in several studies (Wimmer et al 2002, Pistorius et al 2002.…”

“…Interestingly, both disease entities have been associated with the stress response. Individuals under psychological stress are more likely to develop clinical attachment loss and associated alveolar bone loss (Hugoson et al 2002;Mawhorter & Lauer 2001;Pistorius et al 2002;Wimmer et al 2002). One possible link in this regard may be increases in production of IL-6 in response to increased psychological stress (Kiecolt-Glaser et al 2003).…”

“…Effects of various psychological and psychosocial factors such as emotional and other sources of stress have been the focus of documentation in the context of oral diseases. There are correlations between psychological factors and advanced periodontal disease (Wimmer et al 2002) with unfavourable effects on the progression of periodontal diseases (Pistorius et al 2002). A great deal of evidence suggests that stress-induced neurohormones play a critical role in the outcome of infections (Aviles et al 2004;Sonnenfeld et al 2002;Belay and Sonnenfeld 2002;Lyte 2004).…”

19 Modificerende factoren: diabetes, roken en stress

“…Dit verband werd in latere studies bevestigd (Croucher et al, 1997, Hugoson et al, 2002. Vervolgens is een slechtere parodontale conditie gerelateerd gebleken aan hoge werkdruk en slechte huwelijksrelatie (Marcenes & Sheiham, 1992), financiële problemen en depressie (Genco et al, 1999, Solis et al, 2004 en passief aanpassingsgedrag (Wimmer et al, 2002;Ng et al, 2006). Stress leidt er overigens al gauw toe dat de mondhygiëne verslechtert en de neiging om te roken toeneemt (Boyapati & Wang, 2007).…”