Stress and Periodontal Disease (Review Article)

Abstract

Stress is compatible with good health because it is necessary to cope with the problems of everyday life. Problems begin when the stress response does not match the intensity of the problem. Psychological stress can reduce the cellular immune response. The article describes possible ways of developing periodontal diseases against the background of existing stress. It was reported that patients with ANUG compared with the control group had: Inhibition of chemotaxis and phagocytosis polymer pho nuclear leukocytes and decreased proliferation of lymphocytes upon stimulation with non-specific mitogen.