More Than Just Teeth: How Oral Health Can Affect the Heart

Authors

Steven Hopkins
Saivaroon Gajagowni
Yusuf Qadeer
Zhen Wang
Salim S Virani
Jukka H Meurman
Roman Leischik
Carl J Lavie
Markus Strauss
Chayakrit Krittanawong

Language

English

Publication Date

7-1-2024

Journal

American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice

DOI

10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100407

PMID

38873102

PMCID

PMC11169959

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

5-24-2024

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

Epidemiological evidence has revealed a potential relationship between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Consensus regarding a link between these pathologies remains elusive, however, largely secondary to the considerable overlap between risk factors and comorbidities common to both disease processes. This review article aims to update the evidence for an association by summarizing the evidence for causality between periodontitis and comorbidities linked to CVD, including endocarditis, hypertension (HTN), atrial fibrillation (AF), coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM) and hyperlipidemia (HLD). This article additionally discusses the role for periodontal therapy to improved management of the comorbidities, with the larger goal of examining the value of periodontal therapy on reduction of CVD risk. In doing so, we endeavor to further the understanding of the commonality between periodontitis, and CVD.

Keywords

Teeth, Oral health, CVD

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Hopkins, Steven; Gajagowni, Saivaroon; Qadeer, Yusuf; et al., "More Than Just Teeth: How Oral Health Can Affect the Heart" (2024). Faculty and Staff Publications. 4278.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/4278