The Bidirectional Relationship between Systemic and Oral Health

The oral microbiota is vital to the human microbiome.² The delicate balance between bacteria symbiosis and host resistance ensures the oral tissue integrity. However, many factors may interfere with that balance, nutritional status is one of them. The introduction of high glycemic, ultra processed foods and beverages have caused a decline in oral health, and an increase in several other diseases, such as cardiovascular, autoimmune, gastrointestinal, cancer, and obesity.³ The relationship between diet, oral and systemic health is therefore, bidirectional.⁴