Possible association between periodontal disease and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

Introduction: Periodontitis is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory processin response to the biofilm, which may be associated with chronic inflammatory diseases by being a distant focus of systemic inflammation. Thus, may be associated with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Objective: This literature review aimed to understand and verify the possible evidence of the association between periodontitis and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Literature Review: We searched and selected papers in Medline/Pubmed, to explain the association between periodontitis and its associated factors-and-intestinal diseases such as Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Conclusion: It is evident that there may exist an association between periodontitis and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, particularly regarding the pathogenesis, microflora and the risk factors. Morover, the simultaneous presence of both suggest an increased severity and prevalence thereof. Nevertheless, to date, more studies are needed to affirm the direct relationship between these diseases.