Depression und Fatigue bei chronischer Entzündung – Welchen Einfluss haben zahnärztliche Maßnahmen?

In Abhängigkeit der individuellen Suszeptibilität kann die Fremdstoffbelastung aus Zahnersatzmaterialien Trigger für chronische Entzündungen setzen, die von Symptomen aus dem depressiven Formenkreis begleitet werden. Dabei spielen Sensibilisierungen ebenso wie immuntoxische Reaktionen auf die im Mund freigesetzten Metalle, Kunststoffe und Einweißzerfallsprodukte eine wichtige Rolle. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Depression, Fatigue und Entzündung ist auf die Wirkung inflammatorischer Zytokine und die Veränderung des Tryptophan-Serotonin-Stoffwechsels zurückzuführen. Die Identifizierung individuell relevanter Triggerfaktoren und deren Expositionsvermeidung ist daher gerade auch vor dem klinischen Hintergrund einer depressiven Symptomatik eine wichtige Aufgabe der ganzheitlichen Zahnmedizin.

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