BACKGROUND: Chronic infections, such as periodontitis, are associated with increased risk
of systemic diseases driven by a persistent low-grade systemic inflammation and metabolic …

Aim To determine the influence of non‐surgical mechanical periodontal treatment on
inflammatory markers related to risk for cardiovascular disease. Material and Methods A total …

Background: This consensus report is concerned with the association between periodontitis
and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD). Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial …

Introduction: The remit of this group was to update the knowledge base on periodontal
diseases and health. Material and Methods: The literature was systematically searched and …

In recent years, the concepts of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular
events have broadened from a lipid-centric view of etiology to the appreciation of the …

Background: Associations between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases have been
recognized. Material and Methods: New literature since the last European Workshop on …

Background Oral infection models have emerged as useful tools to study the hypothesis that
infection is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. Periodontal infections are a leading …

BACKGROUND: Chronic periodontal infection is associated with an increased risk of
coronary heart disease. Although the mechanism responsible for the relationship between …

Early case‐control and cross‐sectional studies demonstrating associations between chronic
periodontitis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) were quickly followed by secondary …

In the last 10 years, a rising number of epidemiological investigations have studied the
possible association between chronic oral infections and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) …