title: Heart diseases and oral health.
authors.affiliation: Clinical assistant professor, chair of hospital dentistry, chief of oral medicine, and director of hospital dentistry, Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: André V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Southerland
mesh_terms: D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D003729:Dental Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health