Dr. Foster,
Are you aware of any link between gum disease and Uveitis & other autoimmune conditions? I've recently been diagnosed with Uveitis and I also have a complex mix of underlying autoimmune symptoms, including seronegative spondyloarthropathy, probably PsA.
I'm 40 yrs old and I have experienced significant gum recession and bone loss over the past 10+ years, and it's definitely accelerating the past 2 years. At some point I will have to have gum graft surgery or I will surely lose all or most of my teeth. I've always been told by my dentists that my gum loss was the result of teeth grinding and I have worn a night guard for 18 years, but it doesn't seem to have slowed the gum loss.
I asked my dentist and rheumatologist, but they both felt there was no link.
Thank you.
Are you aware of any link between gum disease and Uveitis & other autoimmune conditions? I've recently been diagnosed with Uveitis and I also have a complex mix of underlying autoimmune symptoms, including seronegative spondyloarthropathy, probably PsA.
I'm 40 yrs old and I have experienced significant gum recession and bone loss over the past 10+ years, and it's definitely accelerating the past 2 years. At some point I will have to have gum graft surgery or I will surely lose all or most of my teeth. I've always been told by my dentists that my gum loss was the result of teeth grinding and I have worn a night guard for 18 years, but it doesn't seem to have slowed the gum loss.
I asked my dentist and rheumatologist, but they both felt there was no link.
Thank you.
