Periodontics

Periodontal Infection as a Possible Risk Factor for Preterm Low Birth Weight.
Steven Offenbacher, Vern Katz, Gregory Fertik, John Collins, Doryck Boyd, Gayle Maynor, Rosemary McKaig, James Beck

Effects of platelet-rich fibrin on human gingival and periodontal ligament fibroblast proliferation from chronic periodontitis versus periodontally healthy subjects.
Apoorv Goel, L Jack Windsor, Richard L Gregory, Steven B Blanchard, Yusuke Hamada

Periodontitis and diabetes associations with measures of atherosclerosis and CHD.
Janet H Southerland, Kevin Moss, George W Taylor, James D Beck, James Pankow, Pandu R Gangula, Steven Offenbacher

Impact of periodontal intervention on local inflammation, periodontitis, and HIV outcomes.
J Valentine, T Saladyanant, K Ramsey, J Blake, T Morelli, J Southerland, E B Quinlivan, C Phillips, Jae Nelson, K DeParis, J Webster-Cyriaque

Active invasion of oral and aortic tissues by Porphyromonas gingivalis in mice causally links periodontitis and atherosclerosis.
Irina M Velsko, Sasanka S Chukkapalli, Mercedes F Rivera, Ju-Youn Lee, Hao Chen, Donghang Zheng, Indraneel Bhattacharyya, Pandu R Gangula, Alexandra R Lucas, Lakshmyya Kesavalu

Periodontitis may contribute to poor control of hypertension in older adults.