DrBicuspid reports, “Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at greater risk of developing periodontal disease and caries due to difficulties they may have performing oral care and accessing a dentist, according to a clinical paper published in the British Dental Journal.” Given “the degenerative nature of the disease, clinicians should develop a careful oral health preventive plan that addresses the specific symptoms that patients have,” and “this plan should start as soon as patients are diagnosed with MS, the authors wrote.”
