Congenital heart disease and its journey from dental plaque to arterial plaque

• Main Authors: Vinathi Reddy Kankara, Nagireddy Ravindra Reddy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Journal of International Clinical Dental Research Organization
• Subjects: Congenital heart disease; Fallot's tetraology; periodontitis
• Online Access: http://www.jicdro.org/article.asp?issn=2231-0754;year=2016;volume=8;issue=2;spage=137;epage=141;aulast=Kankara

Congenital heart disease is mostly found in children, approximately around 7–10% from overall heart diseases. The etiology is multifactorial but reported associations include untreated maternal diabetes, phenylketonuria, intake of retinoic acid last but not least is oral pathogens present in periodontopathic bacteria. The main objective of this article is to explain about different mechanisms by which it is associated with dental, periodontal manifestations. It also explains about two patients who reported to our hospital with congenital heart disease and their dental and periodontal management.