Association between periodontal diseases and systemic diseases

Current evidence suggests that periodontal disease may be associated with systemic diseases. This paper reviewed the published data about the relationship between periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseases, adverse pregnancy outcomes, diabetes and respiratory diseases, focusing on studies condu...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Weidlich, Renata Cimões, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Rui Vicente Oppermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2008-08-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242008000500006