Influência da psoríase no desenvolvimento e progressão da doença periodontal : revisão de literatura.

Abstract

Psoriasis is a relatively common skin disease, its a non-contagious, even though of inflammatory or chronic origin. It is considered cyclical, that means, it presents symptoms that disappear and reappear periodically. Its etiology is unknown, it is known that it is related to the immune system probably its comes also from interactions with the environment or to the genetic susceptibility of each person. The periodontal disease is characterized as a set of inflammatory conditions, from chronic or acute nature, and of bacterial origin, which begins to affect the gingival tissue and can, over time, lead to the loss of the supporting tissues of the teeth. Inflammatory and immunological reactions to plaque represent the predominant characteristics of gingivitis and periodontists. By the fact of both diseases have a similar inflammatory origin, there are several studies with the objective of studying the influence and association of psoriasis as a possible systemic additive factor in periodontal disease. Thus, it was verified, through this bibliographic research, how the inflammatory process of psoriasis interferes in the evolution of periodontal disease. The mentioned authors confirm the hypothesis that psoriasis is a risk factor for periodontal disease. Also, they corroborate the theory that the exaggerated immune response of psoriasis can exacerbate and accelerated inflammatory process of periodontal disease. Psoriasis patients have showed more bone loss and fewer teeth as well as greater gingival bleeding and periodontal pockets. Through the evident work, an association between psoriasis and periodontal disease was evident. However, there are still more studies to say how the physiological mechanism of psoriasis inflammation interferes with periodontal disease. It is suggested that patients with psoriasis undergo more preventive periodontal treatment in relation to other patients, such as successive scalings and a greater number of preventive maintenance consultations, as well as patients who have other risk factors already known in the literature, such as smoking, diabetes and stress.