A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Effects of Periodontal Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Craig, Ronald G. (Editor), Kamer, Angela R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Internal medicine.; Internal Medicine.

A Clinician’s Guide to Systemic Effects of Periodontal Diseases will serve as an ideal, easy-to-use reference for the practicing health professional. It summarizes the latest research on the systemic effects of periodontal diseases, discusses how the results of this research will impact on clinical...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• The Contribution of Periodontal Diseases to Systemic Inflammation
• Periodontitis and Diabetes Mellitus
• Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Complications: Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
• Interactions between Periodontal Diseases and Chronic Kidney Disease
• The Association between Periodontitis and Preterm, Low Birth Weight Infants
• Periodontal Diseases and Pulmonary Infections
• Periodontitis and the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Association of Periodontal Diseases with other Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gastric Cancer
• Summary and Conclusions.