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Periodontal Disease & Risk of Atherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease by Cory K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 04 Aug 2009 5:50pm Periodontal disease and risk of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease Increasing evidence supports the notion that periodontitis is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis… Read on »

The Connection between Periodontal Disease and Coronary Artery Disease by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert

Posted Sun 09 Aug 2009 12:00am Research over the last number of years has shown compelling evidence of the link between periodontal or gum disease to chronic and systemic diseases in the rest of the body... that there is an association between periodontal diseases and other chronic inflammatory conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, treating Read on »

Periodontal disease and Cardio Vascular Disease Interrelation by PerioTalk Posted Wed 10 Dec 2008 3:49pm Meta analysis in research has been given the utmost importance be it evidence based medicine /dentistry. The recent meta analysis on periodontal disease and chronic heart disease(CHD) highlights the relationship between them. Periodontal disease with systemically elevated inflammatory markers has been strongly associated with CHD. I really found Read on »

Happy Heart and a Happy Mouth: LInks between Periodontal Disease and Coronary Artery Disease by Melissa G. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:47pm with cardiovascular disease suffered from moderate to severe periodontitis (gum disease), while this proportion was 66% in the non-cardiac patients. This is an alarming fact... confirmed findings that people with periodontal disease are at greater risk of contracting systemic disease such as as cardiovascular disease Read on »

Understanding periodontal disease by Top3dentists Posted Wed 01 Jul 2009 6:42pm What is periodontal disease? Periodontal disease, also known as periodontitis, refers to a disease of the gums in which the gums are infected and swell in the process... are the symptoms of periodontal disease? Following are the first tell-tale signs of periodontal disease: Swelling in the gums Redness in the gums Increased teeth sensitivity Pus around Read on »

Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Periodontal Disease Risk by awesome Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 30 Oct 2008 3:16pm I posted previously about prior studies that have demonstrated a link between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is an inflammatory condition... the risk of periodontal disease. The current study was led by Dr. Clifton O. Bingham III from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The study involved 153 people who were between Read on »

Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Periodontal Disease Risk by awesome Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 19 Apr 2010 10:51am I posted previously about prior studies that have demonstrated a link between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease . Periodontal disease is an inflammatory... increases the risk of periodontal disease. The current study was led by Dr. Clifton O. Bingham III from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The study involved 153 people who were Read on »

What is Periodontal Disease? by Randall LaFrom Posted Wed 14 Oct 2009 10:03pm Periodontal disease or otherwise known as gum diseases, are one of the most common dental problems. It not only involves swelling and bleeding of the gums, but in more acute cases, results in loss of bone structure of the teeth. As a result of this, the patient might even loose teeth due to periodontal disease. Dr. LaFrom, one of the popular Read on »

A Link between Periodontal disease and MS by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:26pm Gum Diseases causes and risk factors reviews To view Un-edited and complete article, click the above link Periodontal disease is marked by bacterial overgrowth. However, a persistent immune response to chronic infections in the mouth is believed to play a major role in gum destruction.Diseases Associated with Periodontal Disease Autoimmune Diseases Read on »

What is Periodontal Disease? by Randall LaFrom Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:07pm Periodontal disease or otherwise known as gum diseases, are one of the most common dental problems. It not only involves swelling and bleeding of the gums, but in more acute cases, results in loss of bone structure of the teeth. As a result of this, the patient might even loose teeth due to periodontal disease. Dr. LaFrom, one of the popular Read on »