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The relation between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases has been of interest inrecent years. Cardiovascular diseases in the developed countries account for 50% of themortality rate and are the principal causes of death. Periodontitis, one of the mostcommon diseases of human, is an infectious condition that can result in inflammatorydestruction of the peridontal ligament and alveolar bone. Periodontitis and atherosclerosishave complex etiologies like genetics and gender, and they potentially share many riskfactors, the most significant of which may be smoking. A number of studies have shown asignificant relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases, but the needfor further studies of new definitions of relationship between them especially in womenseems to be demanded