Bridging systems: Oral-kidney connections - pathophysiological links, clinical implications, and health system integration - a narrative review

Authors

Priyanka Gudsoorkar, Department of Environmental & Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
C Elena Cervantes, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Isabella Lerma, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Anay Dudhbhate, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Sujay A. Mehta, Vancouver Orofacial Pain, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ramprasad Vasthare, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
Edgar Lerma, Advocate Health - MidwestFollow
Lakshman Samaranayake, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Prakash Gudsoorkar, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0585, Room 6255, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, USA. gudsoops@ucmail.uc.edu.

Recommended Citation

Gudsoorkar P, Cervantes CE, Lerma I, et al. Bridging systems: oral-kidney connections - pathophysiological links, clinical implications, and health system integration - a narrative review. BMC Nephrol. Published online February 24, 2026. doi:10.1186/s12882-026-04843-y

Affiliations

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

41735876