Obezite ve periodontal hastalık ilişkisi

Both obesity and periodontal disease are significant diseases that affect the quality of life, especially in developing countries. In our country, approximately 25% of the adult population classified as obese, whereas it has been thought that the count of subject with periodontal disease also has been dramatically more. Because both diseases have an inflammatory component, recent studies focus on the relationship between obesity and periodontal disease. In this review we summarize the underlying potential mechanisms for the association of periodontal disease and obesity.