Periodontitis crónica y enfermedades sistémicas

Abstract

Under different associative models, the chronic type of periodontitis may show interrelationship with its onset and course of systemic diseases. In this study, patients 40 years and older, was found that significantly, exists a chronic periodontitis. There is a difference in prevalecence among patients with metabolic, cardiovascular and immune disorders, compared to healthy subjects. The incidence of initial and advanced chronic periodontitis, as well as total edentulism was higher in patients suffering diabetes mellitus, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis than those that did not have systemic diseases (χ 2 < 0.005).