Dentistry and internal medicine: From the focal infection theory to the periodontal medicine concept

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 496-502

  Pizzo, Giuseppe ^a   Guiglia, Rosario ^a   Russo, Lucio Lo ^b   Campisi, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic periodontitis; Dental focal infection; Dentistry; Inflammation; Internal medicine; Periodontics

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECLAMPSIA; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG INFECTION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OSTEOPOROSIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 78649525089     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.07.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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