Autoimmune Series Part 2: Impact of Psoriasis on Oral Health

Impact of Psoriasis on Oral Health

Psoriasis affects 8 million Americans and over 125 million individuals worldwide. Psoriasis is the result of the immune system having a negative response and reproducing skin cells too quickly. Areas of red, thickened, and scaly patches of skin appear as a result of the body not shedding the skin cells fast enough. These patchy areas … Read more

Autoimmune Series: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Oral Health

Autoimmune Series: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Oral Health

This month we’re kicking off a new blog series! Every other month through 2019 we will highlight a different autoimmune disease and the impacts it has on oral health, and vice versa. Autoimmune diseases are wide ranging and affect many different systems of the body. Their commonality though, is that the body attacks its own … Read more