A new periodontitis classification scheme has been adopted, in which forms of the disease
previously recognized as “chronic” or “aggressive” are now grouped under a single category (…

Periodontal diseases are Gram‐negative anaerobic infections that can occur in women of
childbearing age (18 to 34 years). In the present investigation we sought to determine whether …

It is our central hypothesis that periodontal diseases, which are chronic Gramnegative infections,
represent a previously unrecognized risk factor for atherosclerosis and thromboembolic …

The mechanism of action of possible risk factors, such as smoking and diabetes on the host,
and the evidence that host modulating agents will be effective in prevention or treatment of …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease have
common antecedents. Since markers of inflammation predict coronary heart disease and are …

OBJECTIVE: The goal was to estimate whether maternal periodontal disease was predictive
of preterm (less than 37 weeks) or very preterm (less than 32 weeks) births. METHODS: A …

This paper evaluates the current information on the relationship between oral disease (specifically,
periodontitis) and atherosclerosis/coronary heart disease (CHD) to determine …

There have been 42 published studies describing associations between oral conditions and
cardiovascular diseases. In the absence of randomized controlled trials, the 16 longitudinal …

An increasing body of evidence supports the concept that host‐produced PGE 2 mediates
much of the tissue destruction that occurs in periodontal disease. PGE 2 levels within the …

Periodontitis has been linked to clinical cardiovascular disease but not to subclinical
atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether periodontitis is associated with …