Oral health implications in Parkinson's disease

Xiaohui Qiu; Ran Zhang; Yi Cheng; Chengde Jin; Yushi Zhang; Ziqi Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41531-025-00927-y

Oral health implications in Parkinson's disease

NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2025 Apr 11;11(1):73. doi: 10.1038/s41531-025-00927-y.

Authors

Xiaohui Qiu^#¹, Ran Zhang^#², Yi Cheng¹, Chengde Jin¹, Yushi Zhang¹, Ziqi Zhang³

Affiliations

¹ School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Shenyang, 110002, China.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Shenyang, 110002, China.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Shenyang, 110002, China. zhangziqi@cmu.edu.cn.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

To assist patients in maintaining oral health in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), this review aims to search the literature on aspects related to oral health in PD patients. In contrast to other research, we included the involvement of microbes in PD patients' poor oral health. Finally, we conclude that, in comparison to healthy individuals, PD patients have poorer oral health and a higher incidence of oral ailments.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

No. 2023-MS-190/Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province of China