title: Periodontal Disease and Systemic Diseases: An Update for the Clinician.
abstract: A link between periodontal disease and various systemic diseases has been investigated for several years. Interest in unearthing such a link has grown as the health care profession is looking for a better understanding of disease processes and their relationships to periodontal and other oral diseases. The article aims to provide recent information on the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic diseases such as; cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and reproductive system related abnormalities.
authors.forename: Vanchit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Hawra
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alqallaf
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Bedout
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors