That research has also linked chronic inflammation from periodontitis, a severe form of periodontal disease, to serious, life-threatening conditions–including heart disease, diabetes and ...

Chronic periodontitis is common in more than 30% of adults, while up to 13% of the adults will be affected by severe periodontitis. [4] ...

Periodontitis might be a potential risk factor for impaired brain function even in individuals with normal ...

the more severe the rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers have developed a ‘two-hit’ model to explain how periodontitis could potentially cause the joint disease. The first hit is chronic ...

The research, published in the Journal of Periodontology, focused on functional connectivity (FC) within the brain, measuring ...

this chronic bacterial infection and inflammation of gums often leads to the loss of the bone that anchors teeth, which can cause tooth loss. This study enrolled 302 individuals with early to moderate ...

A chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease ... this means recognizing that patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate/severe periodontitis, especially those with dyslipidemia, may be at ...

A more severe form of chronic, or acute gum disease, is called periodontitis. At this stage inflamed gums pull away from your teeth, and infected pockets can form. The infection eventually ...

[8,11–14] These studies were all conducted on patients with periodontal disease. In contrast, studies on healthy individuals are limited with only one study investigating the effect of smoking ...