Objective: To find out the link between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease while avoiding chronic infections that lead to heart diseases.
Methods: The case-control study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, from October 5, 2017, to January 5, 2018, and comprised patients of cardiovascular disease and healthy controls. Data was collected using questionnaire- based interviews. Data was analyzed using SPSS 20.
Results: Of the 146 subjects, 73(50%) each were cases and controls. Among the cases, 48(65.75%) had periodontitis, while 25(34.25%) were free from any history or sign of periodontal infections compared to 16(21.91%) controls who had periodontitis and 57(78.08%) who did not have it (p<0.001).
Conclusion: There was a strong association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease.
Keywords: Risk factors, Periodontitis, Cardiovascular, Diseases, Prevalence.