title: [Risk factors in periodontal disease].
abstract: Some life styles and systemic pathologies represent risk factors for the periodontal disease. Cigarette smoking in particular increases the speed of progression of periodontitis. Other conditions such as diabetes mellitus, presence of genetic markers and some bacteria are significantly correlated with the periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: UDA Parodontologia e Chirurgia Maxillo Facciale, Università degli studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy. stefano.sartori@venus.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silvestri
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects