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Systemic Disease/Condition

Atherogenic cardiovascular disease

Heart disease & stroke & high blood pressure (hypertension)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) & alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)

Chronic Lung Disease

Inflammatory bowel conditions

Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

Mental health / Depression

Depression

Frailty

Type 2 Diabetes (diabetes)

Diabetes

Aspiration pneumonia

Aspiration pneumonia/ chest infection / hospital acquired pneumonia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

COVID-19

Adverse pregnancy outcomes

Pregnancy complications, low birth weight babies, pre-eclampsia, and prematurity

Obesity

Overweight & Obesity

Chronic Kidney Disease

Kidney Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis/Rheumatism

Neurodegenerative diseases

Alzheimer's disease, dementia, cognitive decline

Cancer

Oral cancer, head & neck cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer.

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Factsheets

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How Can Non-Oral Health Professionals Promote Oral Health for Older Adults

Welcome to the Whole Body Health Diagram

The FDI Whole Body Health platform is designed to share with you the latest research linking oral health with overall health and support your exploration of these relationships. The platform uses an evidence mapping approach to assess the quantity, diversity and structural maturity of the available literature for each health condition. Each health condition is classified according to the maturity of its evidence base as nascent, emerging, established, or mature, and the overall strength of the evidence is summarized as speculative, associative, causal-probable, or validated.

Click on an organ or body system to explore the available literature and learn more about the relationship between oral health and overall health.

Disclaimer

The Whole Body Health platform developed by the FDI World Dental Federation is an educational resource intended to support awareness and understanding of the links between oral health and general health. It is not a clinical guideline and should not be used as the sole basis for the diagnosis, treatment, or management of oral conditions or systemic diseases. Clinical decisions should be made by qualified healthcare professionals