Timothy G Donley
Bowling Green Institute for Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, Kentucky, United StatesPublications
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Research
Increasing Collaboration between Dentistry and Medicine
Author(s): Timothy G Donley, Kristopher S Pfirman*, Mohammed Kazimuddin and Aniruddha Singh
The most common form of periodontal disease is chronic inflammatory periodontal disease (CIPD). CIPD, a multifactorial disease, begins with a microbial infection on tooth surfaces, followed by a host mediated destruction of adjacent tissues. It is well accepted in medicine that inflammation plays a contributory role in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Interventional therapy to reduce CVD risk includes reducing sources that are contributing to the burden of systemic inflammation. Medical health care providers who care for patients with the systemic diseases potentially affected by oral inflammation, including those with known risk factors, must alter existing examination protocols to include realistic, time-efficient screening for oral inflammation and then appropriate referral to dental providers for definitive diagnosis and therapy. A system to screen patients for the .. Read More»