Periodontal diseases: A risk factor to cardiovascular disease

Periodontal infection a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Periodontal infection has emerged as useful tools to study the hypothesis that infection is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. Periodontal infections are a leading culprit, with studies reporting associations between periodontal disease and CVD. The recent focus on the potential link between periodontal and cardiovascular disease (PD and CVD) is part of the larger renewed interest on t...

Periodontal Diseases as a Risk Factor

periodontal disease as a risk factor for ischemic heart disease

background: coronary artery disease is recognized as one of the three major causes of mortality around the world. the role of inflammation in producing coronary artery disease has been established in previous studies. since periodontitis, which is highly prevalent, is considered as a cause of inflammation, its influence on producing coronary artery disease was investigated in the present study ...

Maternal Periodontal Disease as a Potential Risk Factor for Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight

Background and Aim: Periodontal disease may cause adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW) or preterm birth (PTB). In the present study, mothers with one of these two delivery complications were analyzed regarding presence/absence of periodontal disease as a possible risk factor in comparison with related medical risk factors.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectiona...

Cardiovascular and periodontal diseases

Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Campinas State University Medical School. E-mail: [email protected] Cardiovascular diseases, especially those associated with atherosclerosis, are still one of the main causes of death worldwide. There are well-established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, one of them being elevated levels of serum lipids combined with infections such as odonto...