Press Releases

Useful information

Prof Chapple update on Perio Systemic Links

Let your patients know it is not just their periodontal health they are putting at risk:

• Diabetes - periodontal disease is an independent predictor of incident diabetes (Demmer et al Diabetes Care 2008) and periodontal therapy improves glycaemic control (Stewart et al J Clin Perio 2001)
• CVD - men <65 yrs of age with periodontal bone loss have an increased hazard ratio of incident coronary heart disease of 2.12 (Dietrich et al, Circulation 2008)
• RA patients are 82% more likely to have periodontitis and seropositive RA patients are 120% more likely (dePablo et al, J Rheumatol 2008)
• Stroke - periodontal bone loss is associated with an increased hazard ratio of stroke of 3.52 and 5.81 in under 65 yr-olds (Jimenez et al, Stroke, 2009)

Periodontal Health Policy

Pete Everson of Guiseley Dental Care, (and a prize winner of the perio module at the Birmingham MGDP) has produced a Periodontal Health Policy for his practice incorporating PreViser scores for risk and disease to assess treatment, maintenance and referral policy.    Pete has kindly let us post it on our website here as an example. Let us know what you think.