Periodontitis and autoimmunity
Chapter 11 Periodontitis and autoimmunity Josefine Hirschfeld and Iain L.C. Chapple 11.1 Introduction The immune system consists of an innate and an adaptive arm and comprises different cell types as…
Periodontitis and chronic kidney disease
Chapter 3 Periodontitis and chronic kidney disease Praveen Sharma and Francesco D’Aiuto 3.1 Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) arises from abnormalities in the structure and/or function of the kidneys, present…
Periodontitis, stress and depression
Chapter 10 Periodontitis, stress and depression Alkisti Zekeridou and Catherine Giannopoulou 10.1 Introduction Periodontitis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease that destroys the supporting tissues of the teeth. The disease is…
Periodontitis, obesity and diabetes mellitus
Chapter 1 Periodontitis, obesity and diabetes mellitus Bruno S. Herrera and Filippo Graziani 1.1 Introduction In the last two decades, researchers have looked more deeply into the association of periodontitis…
Periodontitis and respiratory diseases
Chapter 6 Periodontitis and respiratory diseases Lewis Winning and Gerard J. Linden 6.1 Introduction ‘Respiratory disease’ describes a broad range of pathological conditions that affect the respiratory system including chronic…
