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. 2017 Jul 12;4(3):258–262. doi: 10.1007/s40496-017-0150-2

Table 2.

Various periodontal and systemic interrelationships

Diabetes Obesity Adverse pregnancy outcomes Cardiovascular disease Osteoporosis Rheumatoid arthritis
Biological plausibility Yes Yes Questionable Yes Yes Yes
Strength of association Yes Emerging Poor Yes No Yes
Effect of periodontal Treatment on disease Condition Yes Nil None Equivocal/none No Emerging
Effect of treatment of disease condition on periodontitis Yes No No No No Emerging