Table 1.

Databases and search terms

Pubmed (filters applied: randomised control trial)	cardiovascular risk[Title/Abstract] OR Peripheral Arterial Disease[Title/Abstract] OR (Peripheral Arterial Disease[MeSH Terms] OR Vascular Stiffness[Title/Abstract] OR vascular stiffness[MeSH Terms] OR atherosclerosis[MeSH Terms] OR atherosclerosis[Title/Abstract] AND periodontal disease[MeSH Terms] OR periodontal diseases[MeSH Terms] OR chronic periodontitis[MeSH Terms] OR periodontitis[Title/Abstract] OR periodontal disease[Title/Abstract]
Cochrane library (all text)	cardiovascular risk OR Peripheral Arterial Disease OR Vascular Stiffness OR atherosclerosis AND periodontal disease OR chronic periodontitis OR periodontitis
Scopus (article title, abstract, keywords)	cardiovascular risk OR Peripheral Arterial Disease OR Vascular Stiffness OR atherosclerosis AND periodontal disease OR chronic periodontitis OR periodontitis