Oral Health Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease: More than Meets the Eye

[Farooqji]

“As far as the fields of dentistry and neurology are concerned, they should be especially close [ . . . ] I am convinced that every neurologist should know more dentistry, and that the average dentist would profit in many ways if he had more information about neurology.”

Roland P. Mackay (1937)

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[jimcaster]

I think there's a definite link between poor oral health and Parkinson’s Disease. I just don't know which comes first and/or which causes which.

[park_bear in reply to jimcaster]

In my case PD -> low saliva-> increased decay

[ForViolet]

Thank you so much. Am reading this study and sent it to my PD husband.

[ForViolet in reply to ForViolet]

Reading this article, not study... It's very interesting. My husband has been unusually uninterested in his dental health for the past year. It makes sense now... TYVM

[Resano]

I once developed a lower back molar pain typical of PD for which I found the explanation (static at Stomach Channel 6) only in Dr Hadlock's book (Chapter VIII). Amazingly, dentists across the world still can find no reason for it and stand open-mouth.