Can we improve systemic health outcomes starting from the dental chair?

Join hosts Rachel Chau and Martijn Verhulst as they welcome award-winning periodontist and researcher Dr. Crystal Marruganti to discuss the powerful connection between oral health and the rest of the body.

Dr. Marruganti is a specialist periodontist practicing in London and a researcher and teacher at the University of Siena, Italy. Her PhD research focuses on the impact of healthy lifestyles on periodontal outcomes.

In this episode, Dr. Marruganti explains why we must move beyond treating oral diseases in isolation and instead adopt a multimorbidity approach that considers the whole patient. 

Key Takeaways:

🟢 Defining Multimorbidity: Understanding the difference between comorbidity and a patient-centered multimorbidity approach.

🟢 The Oral-Systemic Link: A deep dive into the shared inflammatory and microbiome pathways between periodontitis and conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

🟢 Dermatology & Oral Health: Discovering the surprising link between gum disease and skin conditions like psoriasis.

🟢 Lile Medicine: How diet (Mediterranean diet), physical activity, stress, and sleep quality impact the success of periodontal treatment.

🟢 Practical Clinical Tips: How to implement chairside screening for systemic conditions and use "habit replacement" to help patients achieve long-term health wins.