Infection control: Oral-systemic relationships
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Systemic diseases caused by oral infection.
Recently, it has been recognized that oral infection, especially periodontitis, may affect the course and pathogenesis of a number of systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, bacterial pneumonia, diabetes mellitus, and low birth weight. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the current status of oral infections, especially periodontitis, as a causal factor for systemic diseases. T...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0007-0610,1476-5373
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.7