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. 2012 Oct;16(4):487-91.
doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.106878.

Periodontitis and systemic diseases: A literature review

Abiodun O Arigbede  1 , B Osagbemiro Babatope, M Kolude Bamidele
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Periodontitis and systemic diseases: A literature review

Abiodun O Arigbede et al. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Studies have revealed possible link between periodontitis and different systemic diseases. There is need to review this interesting subject. The aims are: to provide a comprehensive literature that can easily be consulted, on the subject; to draw the attention of health practitioners to the impact of oral health on the general well-being; and to emphasize the need for a deeper interaction between medical and dental training. The Medline database was searched for relevant literature by combining each of the following terms, "oral health," "oral infection," "periodontitis," with "systemic diseases." Manual library search and review of bibliographies of published literature were also conducted. Periodontitis is a constant potential source of infection and has been considered as a separate risk factor for some cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and reproductive system related abnormalities. Oral health impacts on the general well-being, and if comprehensive health care is ever to be achieved, oral health should not be seen as a separate, distant, and less important area of health, which is totally unrelated to lifespan and its quality.

Keywords: Oral health; periodontitis; systemic diseases.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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