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Review
. 2022 Jun 30:9:937480.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.937480. eCollection 2022.

Congenital Heart Diseases and Periodontal Diseases-Is There a Link?

Roshan R Rughwani  1 , Priyanka K Cholan  1 , Dhayanand J Victor  1
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Review

Congenital Heart Diseases and Periodontal Diseases-Is There a Link?

Roshan R Rughwani et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .

Abstract

An understanding in the field of periodontal medicine explains the fact that the oral cavity serves as a niche for numerous pathogenic microorganisms. When these microorganisms or their by-products disseminate to the various parts of the body, they are capable of triggering diseases characterized by an altered host immune-inflammatory response in the anatomically distinct organ. This mechanism is reported in the propagation of cardiovascular diseases with respect to periodontal medicine. Abundant amount of literature suggests an association between atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and periodontal diseases. However, there is very less data available to highlight the association between periodontal disease and non-atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, such as congenital anomalies of the heart. This review outlines the relationship between periodontal diseases and congenital heart diseases and also helps us understand whether the presence of periodontal disease can worsen the preexisting congenital cardiac disease.

Keywords: bacteremia; congenital cardiac diseases; infective endocarditis; linking mechanism; periodontal medicine; periodontitis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Mechanisms linking periodontal disease and congenital heart diseases.
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