title: Unraveling the link between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
authors.forename: Jacqueline R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Starr
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Editorials; cardiovascular disease; infection; inflammation; periodontitis