The Link Between Oral and Systemic Health: An Overview

This webinar will present an overview of current knowlege how oral infection/inflammation (primarily periodontitis, but increasing interest in the role of peri implantitis) may affect systemic diseases like diabetes, cardio-vascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer.

About the speaker

Björn Klinge received his DDS degree and his PhD/Odont Dr. degree in Odontology from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden. He is an authorized specialist in Periodontology. Klinge is Professor em at the Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and also at the Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University. His research and publications (PubMed) has focused on the oral-systemic link, peri-implantitis and computer guided implant surgery. He has been Dean at the faculties of Odontology, Karolinska Institutet and Malmo University. He has been President of EAO, the Swedish Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry and of the Scandinavian Society of Periodontology

Learning Objectives

• Role of oral infection in systemic impact
• Role of oral inflammation in systemic impact
• Routes for systemic spread of oral infection/inflammation
• Essential role of oral prophylaxis and supportive treatment