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Relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases: A literature review
Alper Kizildag, Taner Arabaci, Gulnihal Emrem Dogan, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Author contributions: Kizildag A, Arabaci T and Emrem Dogan G contributed equally to this work; Kizildag A analyzed the literature and wrote the paper, Arabaci T and Emrem Dogan G designed and prepared the paper.
Correspondence to: Taner Arabaci, DDS, PhD, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Atalar Mah., Yuzuncuyil Street, Yakutiye, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. t-arabaci@hotmail.com
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Received: June 29, 2013
Revised: November 11, 2013
Accepted: November 15, 2013
Published online: February 20, 2014
Revised: November 11, 2013
Accepted: November 15, 2013
Published online: February 20, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: In recent decades, researchers have investigated the relationship between cardiovascular and periodontal disease because they have same risk factors. As a result of this research, a relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease has been found. Inflammation markers, heat shock protein and serum lipid levels have been found to be higher in patients with periodontal and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, we investigated previous publications and aim to add a new point of view to the literature.