PERIOMED VOICES 02 · EXPERT DIALOGUE 01 · 2 OCTOBER 2026
The Oral–
Cardiovascular Link
Periodontology, inflammation and cardiovascular health: what the evidence tells us, what remains uncertain and where clinical collaboration can begin.
EXPERT DIALOGUE 01
Guest and interviewers
Prof. Francesco D’Aiuto, DMD, MClinDent, PhD
Imperial College & Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK · University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Guest
Martina Sansavini, DDS
PerioMed Global
Interviewer
Emiliana D’Angelo
PerioMed Global
InterviewerEXPERT DIALOGUE 01 · INTERVIEW SYNOPSIS
Inside the oral–
cardiovascular interface.
Professor Francesco D’Aiuto, DMD, MClinDent, PhD — Imperial College & Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, and the University of Eastern Finland, Finland — joins Martina Sansavini and Emiliana D’Angelo to examine what decades of research allow us to say about the relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease, and where scientific caution remains essential.
The conversation moves from evidence to practice: how to explain the relevance of periodontal health beyond the mouth, where dental and cardiovascular professionals can collaborate, whether periodontal information is ready to inform cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention, and which unresolved question should guide research over the next decade.
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