Heredity • Genetics and periodontitis
Research shows evidence, that genes play a major role in the onset and severity of periodontal diseases. A genetic marker in European heritage puts 30% of Europeans at higher risk of periodontal disease. These have a 5 times higher risk of periodontal disease.
Dr. Hoffmeyer can test you for your genetic links (U.S.A.). If you are susceptible to periodontal diseases, your treatment will consist of closer and more intensive preventive measures.
Youth of northwestern African origin (Morocco) have shown a particularly strong connection between JP2 clone of Aggregatibacter (=Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans) and agressive periodontitis.
Adults with periodontitis transmit bacteria that can cause the disease in future to their children, and the bacteria remain in the oral cavity even when the children undergo treatment of various kinds, reinforcing the need for preventive care in the first year of a baby’s life. This is the main conclusion of a study conducted at the University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Published 4/2021 in Scientific Reports.
Stress and parodontitis
Stress also has an impact on periodontitis. It is seen that patients with stress often get their condition worsened. However, the condition decreases again with less stress. This is because stress weakens the immune system.
Stem Cell research and the formation of new teeth
There are attempts to form teeth by stem cell research, but it is not even close to a stage that is realistic treatment in humans yet.