Article type :
Review Article
Author :
Avineet Kaur, Harnoor Singh Sandhu, Surinder Sachdeva, Raman Chopra, Sandeep Singh, Kanwar Shabaz
Volume :
5
Issue :
4
Abstract :
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of supporting structures of teeth. Macular degeneration which is a common cause of blindness in older population is found to be associated with periodontitis. This systematic review summaries the findings concerning the relation between periodontitis and macular degeneration.
Keyword :
Periodontitis, Macular degeneration, Older population.