Diabetes, Heart Disease, Periodontal Disease, Stroke
In the medical article, “Systemic Diseases Caused by Oral Infection” (Xiaojin Li, National Institutes of Health, October, 2000) suggested, periodontal disease “may affect the host’s susceptibility to systemic disease in three ways: by shared risk factors, by...
Diabetes, Periodontal Disease
The connection between the two diseases is called causal factors. For example: Blood Sugar – Periodontal disease in the body elevates blood sugar. It adds to the time the body must take to bring sugar levels to normal. This blood sugar connection increases the...
