Periodontal disease and Cardio Vascular Disease Interrelation
Posted Dec 10 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.
Read the Colgate White Paper" Markers of Systemic Bacterial Exposure in Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"