THE DIAGNOSTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HELICOBACTER PYLORI, PERIODONTAL DISEASES AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
Eglė Jagelavičienė, Evaldas Padervinskis, Erika Valienė Abstract Background and objectives. The development of the digestive tract and periodontal diseases is influenced by several general risk factors. One of them is the tooth loss, due to periodontal diseases, which results in poor mastication of food and latter gastroesophageal reflux. The second major risk factor is bacterial…