Preshaw PM, Taylor JJ. How has research into cytokine interactions and their role in driving
immune responses impacted our understanding of periodontitis? J Clin Periodontol 2011; …

Chronic adult periodontitis is a bacterially induced chronic inflammatory disease that
destroys the connective tissue and bone that support teeth. Concepts of the specific …

A link between oral health and cardiovascular disease has been proposed for more than a
century. Recently, concern about possible links between periodontal disease (PD) and …

Evidence from epidemiologic studies suggests that periodontal infections are independently
associated with subclinical and clinical atherosclerotic vascular disease. Although the …

OBJECTIVE—Type 2 diabetes and periodontal disease are known to be associated, but the
temporality of this relationship has not been firmly established. We investigated whether …

OBJECTIVE Adverse microbial exposures might contribute to diabetogenesis. We
hypothesized that clinical periodontal disease (a manifestation of microbial exposures in …

Several cohort studies reported a relation of cardiovascular events and periodontal disease.
In particular, Porphyromonas gingivalis is associated with the development of …

Aims: We investigated the effect of comprehensive periodontal therapy on the levels of
multiple systemic inflammatory biomarkers. Material and Methods: Thirty patients with …

Patients with psoriasis have systemic and vascular inflammation and are at increased risk
for myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death. However, the underlying …

To portray the chronic inflammation in atherosclerosis, leukocytic cell types involved in the
immune response to invading pathogens are often the focus. However, atherogenesis is a …