title: Essentials of periodontal medicine in preventive medicine.
abstract: Influence of systemic disorders on periodontal diseases is well established. However, of growing interest is the effect of periodontal diseases on numerous systemic diseases or conditions like cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, pre-term low birth weight babies, preeclampsia, respiratory infections and others including osteoporosis, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease, gastrointestinal disease, prostatitis, renal diseases, which has also been scientifically validated. This side of the oral-systemic link has been termed Periodontal Medicine and is potentially of great public health significance, as periodontal disease is largely preventable and in many instances readily treatable, hence, providing many new opportunities for preventing and improving prognosis of several systemic pathologic conditions. This review article highlights the importance of prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases as an essential part of preventive medicine to circumvent its deleterious effects on general health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Minkle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Nikil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Bhargavi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bahuguna
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Govila
authors.forename: Pavitra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rastogi
keywords: Cardiovascular; oral-systemic; periodontal medicine; periodontitis; pre-term delivery