THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASE (PD) AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD).

The Relationship Between Periodontal Disease (Pd) and Cardiovascular Disease (Cvd).

The recent focus on the potential link between periodontal and cardiovascular disease (PD and CVD) is part of the larger renewed interest on the role of infection and inflammation in the etiology of atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations. Periodontal Disease is an inflammatory process affecting the periodontium, the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth. The process usually star...

Relationship Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Periodontal Disease: Current Knowledge

[The relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease].

There is good evidence to support the claim that periodontitis may be more prevalent among diabetic patients than nondiabetic people. Similarly, studies have shown that periodontal therapy influences glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus. Given that nearly 10% of Canadians are affected by either type 1 or type 2 diabetes (including those in whom the disease is undiagnosed), all dent...

Associations between Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) PROFESSIONAL VERSION

The Relationship between COPD and Cardiovascular Disease