Periodontitis has been associated with many systemic diseases and conditions, including
metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur concomitantly …

Aim To update the available evidence on the impact of periodontitis on diabetes control,
incidence and complications. Methods Observational studies on the effect of periodontitis on …

Aim To provide an update of the review by Taylor (Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2013,
40, S113) regarding the scientific evidence of the biological association between …

Objective This study assessed the impact of chronic periodontitis (CP) and CP associated
with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or smoking on the serum ratios of pro-to anti …

Clinical features suggest differences in immune response among periodontitis forms, albeit
a large number of cytokines and chemokines remain to be evaluated. The saliva is an …

Innate immunity plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and related
complications. Since the toll-like receptors (TLRs) are central to innate immunity, it appears …

Inflamm-aging was recently affiliated with the progression of diabetic complications. Local
cellular senescence together with senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) are …

In the last five decades, considerable progress has been made towards understanding the
etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases and their interactions with the host. The …

Abstract The world Health Organization defines health as complete well-being in terms of
physical, mental and social, and not merely the absence of disease. To attain this, individual …

Background Pathological changes in periodontal tissues are mediated by the interaction
between microorganisms and the host immune-inflammatory response. Hyperglycemia may …