Oral health and cardiovascular disease

Authors

Steven Hopkins, Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Saivaroon Gajagowni, NYU School of Medicine, United States
Yusuf Qadeer, NYU School of Medicine, United States
Zhen Wang, Mayo Clinic, United States
Salim S. Virani, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Jukka H. Meurman, University of Helsinki, Finland
Chayakrit Krittanawong, NYU School of Medicine, United States

Document Type

Review Article

Department

Office of the Provost; Cardiology

Abstract

Several studies have examined a potential relationship between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease. This article aims to update the evidence for a potential association by summarizing the evidence for causality between periodontitis and comorbidities linked to cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia. We additionally discuss the evidence for periodontal therapy as a means to improved management of these comorbidities, with the larger goal of examining the value of periodontal therapy on reduction of cardiovascular disease risk.

Comments

Volume, issue and pagination are not provided by the author/publisher.

Publication (Name of Journal)

The American Journal of Medicine

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.11.022

Recommended Citation

Hopkins, S., Gajagowni, S., Qadeer, Y., Wang, Z., Virani, S. S., Meurman, J. H., Krittanawong, C. (2023). Oral health and cardiovascular disease. The American Journal of Medicine.
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