Gum disease linked to COVID severity and heart complications

Researchers have identified molecular pathways connecting periodontitis—common gum disease—to worse COVID-19 outcomes and cardiometabolic complications. The finding could reshape how healthcare systems screen high-risk patients and suggests dental health interventions might reduce serious illness from infection and chronic disease.

Originaltitel: Associations between Periodontitis, COVID-19, and Cardiometabolic Complications: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence