title: The relationship between infections and chronic respiratory diseases: an overview.
abstract: This paper's goal is to review the relationship between infections and chronic respiratory disease, with particular reference to periodontal disease. The link between oral diseases in general, periodontal disease, and respiratory disease remains somewhat controversial. However, with cooperation between dentistry and medicine, the nature of the connection between dental and medical pathology can be better defined. An overview of respiratory disease and some of the factors that can contribute to respiratory infection is presented below, with special reference to infections related to aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Terpenning
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003371:Cough / Q000503:physiopathology; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000503:physiopathology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000503:physiopathology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8