TY - JOUR
T1 - The oral-medical disease connection
T2 - pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
AU - DeRossi, Scott S.
AU - Sollecito, Thomas P.
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - There is considerable perplexity regarding the oral-systemic connection. Existing research, including epidemiologic findings, interventional studies, and a smaller number of reports seeking to elucidate mechanisms of action, have been somewhat contradictory. Of importance to the practicing clinician is how to gain understanding of this abundance of emerging scientific evidence, synthesize it, and integrate it into clinical practice. In essence, clinicians need to be able to authoritatively respond to their patients' inquiries regarding relationships between oral and systemic disease. This article seeks to provide insights to this issue with regards to pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
AB - There is considerable perplexity regarding the oral-systemic connection. Existing research, including epidemiologic findings, interventional studies, and a smaller number of reports seeking to elucidate mechanisms of action, have been somewhat contradictory. Of importance to the practicing clinician is how to gain understanding of this abundance of emerging scientific evidence, synthesize it, and integrate it into clinical practice. In essence, clinicians need to be able to authoritatively respond to their patients' inquiries regarding relationships between oral and systemic disease. This article seeks to provide insights to this issue with regards to pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 22774329
AN - SCOPUS:84864113162
SN - 1548-8578
VL - 33
SP - 406-413; quiz 414, 416
JO - Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995)
JF - Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995)
IS - 6
ER -
