Current evidence suggests that periodontal disease may be associated with systemic
diseases. This paper reviewed the published data about the relationship between
periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseases, adverse pregnancy outcomes, diabetes
and respiratory diseases, focusing on studies conducted in the Brazilian population. Only a
few studies were found in the literature focusing on Brazilians (3 concerning cardiovascular
disease, 7 about pregnancy outcomes, 9 about diabetes and one regarding pneumonia) …

The aim of this review article is to examine the associations between periodontal diseases
and common systemic diseases, namely diabetes, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular
diseases and osteoporosis. A substantial number of review articles have been published to
elucidate the relationships between these diseases; however, none provide a complete
overview on this topic from the aspects of definition, classification, clinical characteristics and
manifestations, inter-relationships and interactions, proposed schematic mechanisms …