Oral Pulmonary Connection Reference Articles

Associations Between Periodontal Disease and Risk for Nosocomial Bacterial Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Systematic Review, Frank A. Scannapieco, Renee B. Bush, ­Susanna Paju, Ann Periodontol 2003;8:54-69.

Periodontal Health and Systemic Disorders,  J Can Dent Assoc 2002; 68(3):188-92.

Periodontal Disease is Associated with Brachial Artery Endothelial Dysfunction and Systemic Inflammation, Salomon Amar; Noyan Gokce, Sonia Morgan, Mariana Loukideli, Thomas E. Van Dyke, Joseph A. Vita, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2003;23:1245, May 22, 2003

Public Health Implications of Chronic Periodontal Infections in Adults;  Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Diseases—Comorbid Conditions?  Philippe Hujoel, LTH, MSD, MS, PhD, Professor, Department of Dental Public Health Services, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, Washington, www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/publications/library/conferences/periodontal_infections06.htm"

Septic Pulmonary Embolism Associated With Periodontal Disease, Yutaro Shiota, MD, PhD, FCCP; Hitomi Arikita, MT; Naokatsu Horita, MD; Junichiro Hiyama, MD, PhD, FCCP; Tetsuya Ono, MD, PhD; Shuji Ohkawa, DDS, PhD and Michio Yamakido, MD, PhD, FCCP;  Chest. 2002;121:652-654.

Treatment of Periodontaitis and Endothelial Function, Maurizio S. Tonetti, D.M.D., Ph.D., Francesco D'Aiuto, D.M.D., Ph.D., Luigi Nibali, D.M.D., Ph.D., Ann Donald, Clare Storry, B.Sc., Mohamed Parkar, M.Phil., Jean Suvan, M.Sc., Aroon D. Hingorani, Ph.D., Patrick Vallance, M.D., and John Deanfield, M.B., B.Chir.,  NEJM, volume 356:911-920, March 2007, Number 9.