Periomedicine 

Periodontics is a branch of dentistry that studies systemic problems related to dental or periodontal issues, such as chronic abscesses or periodontitis. These conditions result in the body producing a lot of detrimental substances (such as interleukin IL6) that affect overall health. 

Therefore, it's very important to have regular checkups to check if perhaps the habit of clenching has generated a silent abscess, or to maintain daily hygiene, as the health of the gums is closely related to the absence of systemic inflammation. 

As you may read in the index of this wonderful text, there are a lot of systemic diseases related to periodontal problems, such as: