Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that causes your immune system to attack glands that produce tears and saliva. This affects your body’s ability to produce moisture. This of course makes the most common symptoms of this disorder, dry mouth and dry eyes. The issue for oral health occurs when the saliva glands are affected and … Read more
Psoriasis is a more well known autoimmune disease affecting 8 million Americans and more than 125 million individuals across the world. Psoriasis is the result of skin cells reproducing too quickly as a result of the immune response. The body is not able to shed these cells as they produce, which is why the resulting … Read more
This month, we’re kicking off a new blog series at Laurel Dental! Every other month through 2019, we will highlight a different autoimmune disease and explore how it impacts oral health—and how oral health affects it in return. Autoimmune diseases affect many body systems, but they all share one trait: the body attacks its own … Read more