Jair Carneiro Leão
Gingival manifestations of systemic pathology
- Jair Carneiro Leão is Colonel Dentist of PMPE and Full Professor of the Federal University of Pernambuco as well as Honorary Professor of University College London and Diplomat of the European Association of Oral Medicine.
- Graduated in Dentistry from UFPE in 1990, received his Master’s (1996), Doctorate (1999) and twice postdoctoral degrees from Eastman Dental Institute of the University of London in 2004 and 2012.
- He is a member of the Pernambuco Academy of Sciences and in the year of 2011 received the Pannaim Medal Award as a Oral Medicine person of the year of the Union of Odontologists of the State of São Paulo.
- He was President of the Brazilian Society of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology (SOBEP) in the 2009-2010 biennium and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Dentistry at UFPE.
- He is currently a member of the Project Evaluation Committee in the Health area of FACEPE and Reviewing Editor of the scientific journal Oral Diseases.
Nationality: Brazil
Scientific areas: Oral medicine
10 of november, from 10h00 until 11h30
Auditório C
Conference summary
The oral cavity plays a critical role in numerous physiological processes, including digestion, breathing, and speech. The mouth is often involved in pathologies that affect the skin and/or other systems, but is also affected by many systemic pathologies. Oral involvement may precede or accompany the appearance of findings elsewhere.
The objective of this lecture is to provide an overview of the conditions that may lead to an increase in the prevalence, incidence or severity of gingival manifestations of systemic pathologies, including side effects of certain drugs e.g.: nifedipine, cyclosporine and dilantin; inflammatory, autoimmune and/or immunomodulated diseases, including Crohn’s, pemphigus vulgaris, MMP, erythema multiforme and lichen planus; infectious diseases such as those caused by HSV, VZV, HPV, HIV and KSHV; besides malignancy, including the various types of leukemia.
Finally, the gingival characteristics of systemic pathologies can generally help manage these disorders and, in fact, such symptoms may decrease the quality of life of the affected individuals. Primary oral healthcare providers play an important role in this context, as they are often the first health professionals to observe such conditions.