Authors : Avineet Kaur, Avineet Kaur, Harnoor Singh Sandhu, Harnoor Singh Sandhu, Surinder Sachdeva, Surinder Sachdeva, Raman Chopra, Raman Chopra, Sandeep Singh, Sandeep Singh, Kanwar Shabaz, Kanwar Shabaz
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijpi.2020.032
Volume : 5
Issue : 4
Year : 2020
Page No : 139-142
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.
Keywords: Periodontitis, Macular degeneration, Older population.