Relationship between inflammatory periodontal disease and the cardiovascular system (literature review)

Minkailova S. R., Shamov I. M., Bagataeva P. R.

The article analyzes the literature sources, which convincingly confirms the importance of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as risk factors for the development and progression of chronic periodontal diseases, describes a similar effect on the periodontal state of the second most common CVD - arterial hypertension (AH). Among the risk factors for the development of periodontal diseases, older age, smoking, the presence of hypertension and a history of acute ischemic diseases were identified.

Keywords:periodontal disease, pathogenesis, cytokines, risk factors, focus of infection, vascular disease.