Open AccessCausal relationship between periodontitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Surya J Prasanna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.92570
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , periodontitis , periodontal disease , pulmonary disease , observational study , disease , dentistry
Recently, it has been recognized that oral infection, especially periodontitis, may affect the course and pathogenesis of a number of systemic diseases. An association between periodontal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been observed.