title: [The oral cavity condition in patients with high blood pressure].
abstract: The incidence of high blood pressure in adults is estimated at ca. 30-40% of the general population. Both hypertension disease and hypertensive drugs affect the condition of the patients' oral cavity. A review of the current literature shows that disorders most frequently found in the masticatory organ of patients with hypertension include: xerostomia, changes in salivary glands, gum hypertrophy, lichenoid lesions, taste disorders, and paraesthesias. The authors emphasize that patients with high blood pressure, along with the treatment of the underlying disease, should receive prophylactic and therapeutic dental care. This would enable reduction and/or elimination of unpleasant complaints, and also help prevent the emergence of secondary disorders in the patients' oral cavity as a result of hypertension pharmacotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosiak
authors.affiliation: Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kubić-Filiks
authors.affiliation: Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szymańska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: high blood pressure; hypertension; hypertensive drugs; oral cavity