MINI REVIEW article

Front. Dent. Med., 22 September 2022

Sec. Systems Integration

Volume 3 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2022.995423

Oral dysbiosis and systemic diseases

  • College of Dental Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States

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Abstract

The aim of this mini review is to investigate the connection between oral microbiome dysbiosis and systemic diseases. Many systemic conditions can have oral manifestations and cause worsening in oral diseases. For example, uncontrolled type 2 diabetes has been associated with worsening of periodontal disease. Other inflammatory diseases or autoimmune diseases may predispose to oral mucositis, mucosal ulcers, xerostomia, and higher susceptibility to oral infections. This review will outline common systemic diseases such as metabolic, cardiovascular, and immunologic disorders as they relate to oral manifestations and changes in the oral microbiome composition.

Introduction

The oral microbiome is a complex environment comprised of over 1,000 species of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa (1). While bacteria predominate the microbiome in the oral cavity and will be the primary focus of this discussion, the significance of the viruses, fungi, and protozoa is not to be ignored. Commensal bacteria and other natural inhabitant microorganisms in the oral cavity coexist to maintain health in the oral microbiome. Research is ongoing to explore the link between health of the oral microbiome with systemic health. Specifically, current research is interested in the connection between oral dysbiosis and low-grade inflammatory diseases. Several key conditions characterize dysbiosis, such as loss of diversity in microbial population, loss of the benefits of “healthy” microbes, and expansion of pathogenic microbes (1). Interspecies relationships, categorized as synergistic, signaling, or antagonistic, are disrupted when loss of diversity occurs, contributing to dysbiosis in the oral microbiome. Loss in benefits of a healthy oral microflora can decrease the host immune response and increase susceptibility to external disease, as well as opportunistic infections, which occur as commensal microbes shift to pathogenic microbes in response to the changing ecosystem.

This review discusses the link between oral dysbiosis and common systemic diseases, as there is often a connection between oral health, traditionally viewed as a local ecosystem, and systemic health. Among the systemic diseases that will be discussed are metabolic diseases, which include diabetes mellitus and many cardiovascular diseases. Autoimmune conditions, such as Lupus and Sjogren's, as well as immunosuppression, which can include pregnancy, will also be discussed, as they may contribute to an alteration in host immune response. One example of this established connection of oral diseases and systemic health is the association of periodontal disease in the presence of uncontrolled diabetes as well as during pregnancy. The aim of this review is to explore oral dysbiosis and its connection with systemic diseases, which will serve as foundational knowledge for future research relating to oral health maintenance in systemic disease conditions and for the investigation of novel therapeutics with potential biomarker specificity.

Metabolic diseases

Diabetes

Diabetes is a growing area of concern for the United States and worldwide. Prevalence has tripled worldwide from 2006 to 2017, with over 30 million in the United States alone (2). In preliminary animal studies, diabetes has been shown to increase the pathogenicity of previously commensal bacteria, now termed pathobionts. The increase in pathogenicity of these pathobionts is evidenced by an increase in inflammation, osteoclastogenesis and periodontal bone loss (3). The increase in pathogenicity has been linked to IL-17, a cytokine that activates pro-inflammatory mediators such as IL-6 and RANKL. Inhibition of IL-17 reduces the pathogenicity of the oral microbiome in diabetic animal hosts (4). The connection with IL-17 indicates that host inflammation plays a role in the indirect activation of pathobionts and oral dysbiosis. Oral dysbiosis in patients with diabetes includes an increase in Capnocytophaga, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Tannerellla forsythia. In uncontrolled diabetes and consequent hyperglycemia, longitudinal studies have shown an increased shift in Proteobacteria and Firmicutes (4). In addition to increasing levels of pathobionts, bacterial diversity is also decreased in the oral microbiome. Table 1 summarizes several of the oral manifestation changes and oral dysbiosis in the presence of several systemic diseases discussed throughout this review.

Table 1

Systemic Condition/DiseaseOral DysbiosisOral & Immunologic ManifestationsReferences
Metabolic Diseases: Diabetes Mellitus
  • Increased levels of Captnocytophaga, Pseudomonas, and Porphyromonas especially Porphyromonas gingivalis

  • Increased levels of Proteobacteria and Firmicutes

  • Reduced oral bacteria diversity

  • Increase in commensal bacteria becoming pathogenic

  • Oral lichen planus, oral lichenoid reaction

  • Increased genera Streptococci and Lactobaccili (phylum Firmicutes)

  • Decrease of genus Bifidobacteria phylum Actinobacteria

  • Increase in Candida albicans

  • Increased T. denticola, Streptococcus sanguinis, Prevotella nigrescens, Stapholococcus intermedius, S. oralis

  • Increased Leptotrichia, Stapholococcus, Catonella, Bulleidia genera in uncontrolled diabetic patients (hyperglycemia)

  • Increase in Selenomonas noxia

  • Oral flora includes Proteobacteria phylum, Campylobacter rectus, Neisseria mucosa

  • Increased inflammation, osteoclastogenesis, periodontal bone loss

  • Increased IL-17 associated with increased oral microbiome pathogenicity

  • Phagocyte interactions with platelets are dysregulated

  • Deficiency in lipoxins and resolvins

  • Increased level of glucose in saliva

  • Increased risk of infection due to poor wound healing

  • Hyposalivation contributing to xerostomia and caries

  • Burning mouth syndrome

  • atrophic glossitis and taste dysfunction

  • Inhibition of opsonization of oral microbes and decreased phagocytosis of microbes

  • Increase in salivary uric acid, endocannabinoids and C Reactive protein (CRP)

  • Common molecular crosstalk signaling with periodontitis i.e. advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and oxidative stress

(2-8)
Metabolic Disease: Cardiovascular
  • Migration of oral bacteria such as Campylobacter rectus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Porphyromonas endodontalis, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens out of the oral cavity into atherosclerotic plaques

  • Migration of Streptococcus mutans into heart valves and atheromas

  • Inflammatory dendritic cells expand, carrying oral microbiome to extraoral sites

(9-14)
Autoimmune Diseases: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Reduced oral bacteria diversity

  • Increase in Prevotella oulorum, P. nigrescens, P. oris, Selenomonas noxia, Leptotrichia, and Lachnospiraceae, Lactobacilli, and C. albicans

  • Reduction in Capnocytophaga, Rothia, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, and Streptococcus

  • Increase in Lactobacillaceae, Veillonellaceae, and Moraxellaceae families

  • Reduction in Corynebacteriaceae, Micrococcaceae, Sphingomonadaceae, Halomonadaceae, Xanthomonadaceae families

  • Xerostomia and oral ulceration

  • Increase in periodontal inflammation and periodontitis

  • Increase in salivary cytokines such as IL-6, IL-17, and IL-33

(15-18)
Autoimmune Diseases: Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Reduced oral bacteria diversity

  • Increase in Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, and Veillonella

  • Increase in Lactobacillus spp. in subgingival plaque

  • Abundance of Proteobacteria specifically genus Ralstonia, on the buccal mucosa

  • Decrease in Leptotrichia and Fusobacterium

  • Decrease of Synergistetes and Spirochaetes

  • Oral Candidiasis

  • Caries

(19-23)
Immunosuppression: HIV
  • Increase in the abundance of Streptococcus, Veillonella, and Prevotella

  • Decrease in the abundance of Neisseria

  • Increase in the abundance of Candida, Epicoccum, and Alternaria

  • Increase in Corynebacterium, Shuttleworthia, Lactobacillus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Actinomyces

  • Increase in C. albicans growth

  • Decrease in salivary IgA, defensins, and cytokines

  • Reduction in macrophages, natural killer cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and dendritic cells

  • Elimination of Th17 cells

  • Periodontitis and Oropharyngeal candidiasis

  • Oral warts, oral hairy leukoplakia, Kaposi sarcoma (KS), oral ulceration

(24-28)
Pregnancy
  • Increase in Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Streptococci, Staphylococci and Candida species

  • Increase in members of phyla Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria in both saliva and subgingival plaque

  • Increase in gram-negative bacteria; in particular, Prevotella intermedia, Campylobacter rectus and Prevotella nigrescens

  • Treponema, Porphyromonas and Neisseria are more abundant

  • Staphylococci, Streptococci, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Porphyromonas gingivalis, are more abundant

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum overgrowth in subgingival plaque

  • Increase in salivary progesterone and estrogen concentration

  • Increase in prostaglandin synthesis and gingival inflammation

  • Increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines, plasma C-reactive protein and serum Nitric Oxide (NO)

  • Increase in maternal serum cytokine levels of TNF-alpha, IL-17, IL-6, IL-1, interferon gamma

  • Gingivitis and periodontitis

  • Epulis formation

  • Increase in Candida infections

  • Downregulation of IL-6 production by human gingival fibroblasts

(29-35)

Overview of oral dysbiosis and oral manifestation changes associated with common systemic conditions and diseases.

Temporary shifts and upregulation of pathogens alone does not constitute dysbiosis, it is the persistence of pathogens in the oral microbiome. Oral dysbiosis caused by the persistent increase of commensal bacteria is largely associated with chronic inflammation in diabetics as the result of the host immune response. In type 2 diabetes in particular, the phagocyte interactions with platelets are dysregulated, compromising restoration of inflamed tissue back to health (5). Complications of dysregulation from diabetes include increased risk for periodontitis, dental caries, oral infection, salivary dysfunction, taste dysfunction, delayed wound healing, tongue abnormalities, halitosis, and lichen planus (6). The bi-directional relationship between diabetes and periodontitis is most well established. Type 1 diabetics are 44.7% more likely to have periodontal disease and type 2 diabetics are 45%–88% more likely to have periodontal disease (6). Both periodontal disease and diabetes are marked by pro-inflammatory immune activity and share common molecular crosstalk signaling involving advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and oxidative stress (7).

Taste dysfunction in diabetics can contribute to an increase in sugar consumption, leading to other metabolic complications such as obesity. Obesity shares many risk factors with diabetes. Although the exact mechanism has not been established, obese patients have been found to be at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease (8). Evidence shows the oral microbiome of obese patients has a shift in sialic acid, phosphorous and peroxidase activity. Salivary uric acid, endocannabinoids and C-reaction protein also see an increased shift. Oral dysbiosis in obese patients may also contribute to dental caries and periodontal disease due to a decrease in total salivary flow rate (8).

Cardiovascular disease

Heart disease and stroke are the main causes of death among diabetic patients. The two-way relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes has prompted a closer look at oral dysbiosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) (9). This umbrella term of ASCVD encompasses coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral arterial disease due to atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting arterial blood vessels. Oral dysbiosis is associated with ASCVD via both indirect and direct mechanisms. We will first examine the direct mechanism via low-level bacteremia in which oral bacteria enter the blood stream and invade the arterial wall. Inflammatory dendritic cells expand outside of the oral cavity, carrying P. gingivalis and other pathobionts to extraoral sites such as arterial walls, contributing to comorbid conditions such as atherosclerosis, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases (9). A recent meta-analysis confirmed the presence of both pathogenic bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, and commensal bacteria in atherosclerotic plaque samples. Commensal bacteria specific to atherosclerotic plaque samples included Campylobacter rectus, Porphyromonas endodontalis, Prevotella intermedia, and Prevotella nigrescens (10). Streptococcus mutans has also been found in biopsies from heart valves and atheromas (11). These pathobionts, P. gingivalis in particular, modulate the immune response leading to oral dysbiosis (12). P. gingivalis along with Tannerella forsythia and Treponema denticola make up the “red complex,” which is responsible for severe manifestations of periodontal disease (13). Periodontal disease has been shown to significantly increase the risk of ASCVD. While a causal relationship has not been established between periodontal disease and atherosclerosis, studies have shown periodontal treatment has a beneficial effect on the prevention and control of ASCVD (14).

The indirect mechanism by which oral dysbiosis contributes to ASCVD is through activation of both the innate and adaptive immune response, leading to inflammation. Pathobionts in the oral cavity are activated by chronic inflammation. The role of oral dysbiosis in inducing the inflammatory response is evident by the increase of inflammatory cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cells, fibrinogen, and intercellular adhesion molecules. Activation of the innate and adaptive immune response results in arterial hypertension, Treg dysregulation, macrophage proliferation and migration and plaque erosion and rupture (14). Together, both the direct and indirect mechanisms contribute to ASCVD by increasing plaque formation and triggering stable atherosclerotic lesions to destabilize, increasing the risk of plaque rupture. This can lead to peripheral artery disease (PAD) and life-threatening conditions such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and stroke.

Autoimmune diseases

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks its own tissues. The prevalence of SLE worldwide is 0.02–0.24 (15). Even though SLE exhibits a genetic component, research suggests that the host's microbiome imbalance termed “dysbiosis” might play a role. As a result, many studies have been conducted to understand the connection between gut microbiota and SLE pathogenesis. However, only a few studies have examined the relationship between oral microbiota and SLE.

Some of the oral manifestations of SLE include xerostomia, oral ulcers, hyposalivation, and increased periodontal disease (16). Their increased risk of periodontal disease is due to elevated levels of cytokines such as IL-16, IL-17 and IL-33 correlating with systemic inflammatory pathways (15). Human studies have specifically linked elevated inflammatory cytokine levels to oral microbiome dysbiosis, with elevated populations of Prevotella oulorum, P. nigrescen P. oris, Selenomonas noxia, Leptotrichia, and Lachnospiraceae (17). It has also been observed that bacteria commonly found in periodontal health, such as Capnocytophaga, Rothia, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, and Streptococcus, are depleted in patients with SLE (17). A recent study conducted by Li et al., showed that patients with SLE have an oral microbiota that is imbalanced and reduced in diversity. It was found that SLE patients had an oral microbiome that is enriched in the Lactobacillaceae, Veillonellaceae and Moraxellaceae families but reduced in the Corynebacteriaceae, Micrococcaceae, Sphingomonadaceae, Halomonadaceae, Xanthomonadaceae families (15). Furthermore, the genera Veillonella and Haemophilus were overabundant in SLE patients with oral ulcers indicating their possible role in this oral manifestation (18).

Sjögren's syndrome

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that targets the exocrine glands and the extra-glandular epithelial tissues. Salivary and lacrimal glands are attacked the most causing hyposalivation and dry eyes, respectively (19). Due to the reduction in saliva production in SS patients, oral mucosal barrier is impaired favoring dysbiosis and colonization with pathogenic microorganisms (20). As a result, the relationship between oral microbiome dysbiosis and SS has been an area of interest in research. It has been hypothesized that SS alters the saliva composition, which consequently causes alterations in the oral microbiome (19). Oral microbiome dysbiosis is evident due to an increase in certain microorganisms such as Capnocytophaga, Dialister, Fusobacterium, Helicobacter, Streptococcus, and Veilonella and a decrease in Porphyromonas gingivalis and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in SS patients (21).

Moreover, the clinical finding of hyposalivation in SS has been linked to an increased number of the genera Candida and Lactobacillus, specifically C. albicans and S. mutans (22). Therefore, SS patients are more susceptible to dental caries and oral candidiasis infections. Furthermore, some researchers have focused on studying the role of oral microbiome in the pathogenesis of SS. Evidence shows that certain oral bacteria such as P. disiens, and C. ochracea, produce peptides that may induce an immune response by activation of Ro60-reactive T cells (23), eliciting an inflammatory response. In SS patients, oral dysbiosis has been found with an increase of Firmicutes and a decrease in Spirochaetes indicating that oral bacteria have an impact on the host's immune response (23).

Immunosuppression

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the host's immune system and is characterized by a major depletion in the CD4+ T cells (24). According to the World Health Organization, approximately 37.7 million people were infected with HIV worldwide by the end of 2020 and about 73% were undergoing antiretroviral (ART) treatment. Both the disease (HIV) and the treatment (ART) have shown to have an impact on the composition and diversity of the oral microbiome. Evidence shows that oral microbiome dysbiosis is present in HIV-infected individuals due to alterations in salivary secretory components, innate and adaptive immune responses, and the physiological function of saliva (24).

Salivary secretory components, such as IgA, defensins, and cytokines are diminished, impairing the oral cavity's local immunity and thus converting commensal microorganisms to pathogenic microorganisms (25). In addition, the function of innate immune cells, such as macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells and polymorphonuclear leukocytes is weakened allowing pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi to colonize in the oral mucosa (26). Therefore, HIV-infected patients have a higher load and diversity of pathogenic microorganisms resulting in an increased risk of oral infections. Furthermore, studies have shown that HIV patients might have defects in their adaptive immune response (25). For example, some studies have demonstrated that HIV infection show a decrease in T helper 17 (Th17) cells, which secrete IL-17 leading to the secretion of β-defensins (25). Th17 cells aid in fighting against oral fungal infections and might prevent inflammation of the oral mucosa (24) while β-defensins specifically inhibit C. albicans growth (25). Due to the elimination of Th17 in HIV infected individuals, oral candidiasis infection especially oropharyngeal oral candidiasis (OPC), is one of the most common oral manifestations in those patients.

Several oral diseases occur in patients with HIV and those receiving ART due to dysbiosis in the oral microbiome. Some studies have shown that dysbiosis occurs in the lingual microbiome where pathogenic Veillonella, Prevotella, Megasphaera, and Campylobacter species are enriched, while commensal Streptococcus is depleted (27). Several studies of saliva have reported that Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus, Candida, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Actinomyces, Neisseria subflava, and Corynebacterium diphtheriae species are more abundant in patients with HIV infection (28). Although ART can decrease the occurrence of oral lesions in HIV patients, it cannot prevent oral microbiome dysbiosis. In fact, recent studies have shown a higher level of pathogenic Neisseria and Haemophilus in patients undergoing ART (28). Ultimately, the imbalance seen between the host's immune response and oral microbiome causes HIV-infected individuals to be more susceptible to oral diseases, such as periodontal disease (24). Other common oral manifestations due to oral microbiome dysbiosis in HIV patients include hairy leukoplakia, Kaposi's sarcoma, oral ulcers, and oral warts.

Pregnancy

As it has been illustrated above, oral microbial dysbiosis is linked to the pathogenesis of systemic diseases. It was also shown that systemic diseases contribute to oral microbial dysbiosis, which in turn causes oral diseases such as periodontitis and dental caries. Microorganisms residing in the oral cavity have a major role in host metabolism, immunity, and overall health. Therefore, it is not surprising that significant changes in the oral microbiota are present during pregnancy in which metabolic and immunological states are altered (29). Several studies have explored the differences in the oral microbiota diversity and composition between pregnant and nonpregnant women. Those studies have revealed that during pregnancy, the microbial diversity remains stable, but the composition of the oral microbiome experiences a pathogenic shift (30). When the bacterial composition of saliva and subgingival plaque (SGP) was studied in pregnant women, it was observed that members of phyla Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria were abundant in both saliva and SGP (31). Furthermore, recent studies showed that during the first and second trimester, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Streptococci, Staphylococci, and Candida species are increased in pregnant women (31), predisposing these individuals to an increased risk of oral diseases, such as gingivitis and worsening of periodontal diseases.

During pregnancy, the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone fluctuate, mediating the shift in oral microbiome (32). Recent evidence has revealed that the genera Neisseria, Porphyromonas, and Treponema are overrepresented in pregnant women (33). The changes in the oral microbiome are consistent with the high prevalence of pregnancy gingivitis (29). Prospective studies have reported that the oral microbiome levels of Po. gingivalis, Tr. denticola, Pr. intermedia, Ta. forsythia, Campylobacter rectus, A. actinomycetemcomitans, and Fretibacterium sp. are associated with the formation of dental plaque and gingival inflammation in pregnancy (33). During pregnancy, some common oral manifestations are gingivitis, periodontitis, bone loss, high pocket depths, bleeding upon probing, etc.

Pregnancy oral manifestations, such as gingivitis and periodontitis have been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, low birth weight, miscarriage, and preterm labor (34). A study by Barak et al. concluded that bacteria found in the oral cavity can translocate to the placenta (35). Some studies showed that women who gave birth to preterm babies and were diagnosed with gingivitis during pregnancy had an abundance of Fusobacterium nucleatum bacteria in their placenta (34). This indicates that bacteria found in the subgingival plaque translocated to the placenta (34). In addition, periodontal pathogens such as P. gingivalis increase the risk of preterm birth (33). One possible mechanism behind these adverse pregnancy outcomes is believed to be related to periodontal pathogens causing a maternal immune-inflammatory response (33). Periodontal pathogens, such as P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum, release pro-inflammatory cytokines, specifically, IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8, which consequently lead to preterm birth (32). The same pro-inflammatory cytokines are believed to cause an immune-inflammatory response in the oral cavity that results in bone loss, gingival edema, and bleeding (32).

Conclusion

In this mini review, we discuss the changes in the composition and diversity of the oral microbiome that occur in connection with metabolic diseases, autoimmune diseases, immunosuppression, and pregnancy. Oral microbial dysbiosis observed in systemic diseases reduces microbial diversity and shifts bacterial composition by increasing pathogenic bacteria and decreasing commensal health-associated bacteria. A common consequence of this oral dysbiosis is oral diseases and infections, such as periodontitis, gingivitis, oral ulcers, oral candidiasis, and dental caries. As it has been illustrated, it is the interaction between the pathogens and the host's immune response that results in oral disease. For example, some microbial pathogens upregulate the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines resulting in gingivitis and periodontitis. However, the specific molecular events underlying inflammatory cell signaling events that can alter the immune response may need further investigation. Furthermore, a potential area of future research can investigate new therapeutics with potential biomarker specificity.

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FMG and NTD contributed to the literature searches, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and writing of the manuscript. DS contributed to the design of the review, literature search methodology, writing and revision of the manuscript. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.

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Summary

Keywords

oral dysbiosis, metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, immunologic disorders, autoimmune disease, mucositis, xerostomia

Citation

Georges FM, Do NT and Seleem D (2022) Oral dysbiosis and systemic diseases. Front. Dent. Med 3:995423. doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2022.995423

Received

15 July 2022

Accepted

31 August 2022

Published

22 September 2022

Volume

3 - 2022

Edited by

Thais Manzano Parisotto, Sao Francisco University, Brazil

Reviewed by

Joice Dias Correa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Copyright

*Correspondence: Dalia Seleem

These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship

Specialty Section: This article was submitted to Systems Integration, a section of the journal Frontiers in Dental Medicine

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