Alopecia areata & periodontal diseases- A connecting link: A review

Abstract

The systemic condition alopecia areata causes non-scarring hair loss on the scalp, face, or any other portion of the body. The disease's unknown aetiology and pathophysiology have a significant impact on patients' social lives, which over time causes stress and hastens the condition's progressive decline. In these patients, quick dental evaluation and treatment have improved the outlook for alopecia in addition to immunomodulators and stress-relieving exercises. This illustrates a connection between oral infection foci and baldness. Periodontitis has persisted as one of the most common types of oral focus of infection for systemic disorders during the past few decades. The current analysis sheds information on how stress and autoimmune disease play a role in determining whether alopecia.