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Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation that effect the tissue that surround and support theteeth, and this is prevalent cause of teeth loss in adults while prostatitis is a comparativelycommon issue affecting about 12 percent of men, and it’s the most common prostate-relatedhealth issue in men under age fifty. Researches showed that the heart diseases spread in thepersons that have periodontitis about 25-50% higher than healthy persons. Recent studieshave connected periodontal disease with plenty of systemic health risks, including heartdisease and prostatitis but their results were varied. The recent study aimed to explore thelinking of gum diseases with heart diseases and prostate inflammations. In total, 150 serumsamples of four age groups of participants distributed as 100 (66.7%) samples of patients withperiodontitis and other 50 (33.3%) samples of control, All patients were attending to Ibn alBitar hospital, teaching laboratories – Medical city and Specialized Dental Center AL-Alwiyaand the diagnosis of all cases based up on patients medical history that evaluated by qualifiedphysicians and some other laboratory investigations. As (38.0%) patients with heart diseaseshistory and (58.6%) patients with prostatitis. Sample were analyzed for Triglycerides, Prostatespecific antigen (PSA) and CRP levels. The abnormal Triglycerides level estimated by(37.3%), while the elevated level of (PSA) was determined by (40.0%). Furthermore, theprevalence of CRP seropositivity in individuals increased by (43.3%). The incidence ofperiodontal disease (PD) was paralleled with the positivity of tested biochemical markers ofcardiovascular disease (CVD) history and prostatitis respectively with high significantdifferences (P= 0.000). Finally, there is significant connection of PD with CVD and prostatitis,but further studies are needed, and the outcomes of this study have limitations, also thecurrent finding encourages to review a large sample size with different age groups in order toclarify this issue.

Keywords

Periodontitis, Cardiovascular disease, CVD, Prostatitis

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