Biological backgrounds of the links between periodontitis and systemic health

Dr Shogo Takashiba, Department of Pathophysiology Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan

27 November 2025
14h 15h
Amphi Lefèvre

It is well known that periodontitis, an oral infectious and inflammatory disease, is the source of various diseases, often regarded as the root of all evils. Especially, multi-factorial diseases such as diabetes and infertility are of particular interest to us. I will discuss the pathogenic mechanisms between periodontitis and these diseases, and also explore how we might manage them.