Stomatology ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 273-277.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2023.03.016

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Research advances in correlation between chronic periodontitis and prostatic diseases

ZHOU Huirong,LIN Xiaoping()   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Revised:2022-10-04 Online:2023-03-28 Published:2023-04-06

Abstract:

In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the correlation between periodontitis and prostatic diseases. Aging, obesity, smoking and psychological factors are common risk factors of these two diseases, but the key correlation mechanism is not clear. This article reviews the research on and possible biological mechanism of chronic periodontitis and prostatic diseases, in order to provide basis for disease management and clinical research in the future.

Key words: chronic periodontitis, prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatic cancer

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