Oral manifestations related to the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

[摘要] Introduction:rheumatic diseases are characterized by a wide range of systemic manifestations.The oral cavity is home to many of these manifestations, which may even constitutediagnostic criteria for those diseases. Objective: describe the relationship existing between oral disordersand rheumatic diseases. Methods: a review was conducted on the Internet about the relationshipbetween rheumatic diseases and oral manifestations. The search included paperspublished in the last five years. An evaluation was performed of high impactjournals from the Web of Sciences, Scopus, Redalyc and Latindex which dealtwith the subject (37 journals). Databases from reference systems such as MEDLINE,PubMed and SciELO were consulted with the aid of various search terms in Englishand Spanish. The papers included were in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Ofthe 77 papers obtained, the reviewers selected the 49 which approached the studysubject in a more comprehensive manner. The journal with the highest presenceof the topic was the Cuban Journal of Rheumatology, with 24.67 % of the totalpapers. The remaining papers were evenly distributed among the other journals. Data analysis and integration: there is a close relationship betweenoral diseases and rheumatic conditions. Oral manifestations sometimes constitutediagnostic criteria for rheumatic diseases. Among the most common of these aremouth ulcers, xerostomia, gingivitis and temporomandibular joint disorders. Conclusions: oral manifestations may be the expression of rheumatic disorders,but they may also induce their emergence or be responsible for their decompensation.The presence of infectious processes, as well as the use of drugs with an immunosuppressiveand/or immunomodulatory action, may further strengthen this relationship.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] aphthae;oral disease;periodontal disease;rheumatic disease.