Literature from the recent past have revealed possible link between periodontitis and different systemic diseases. The periodontitis-systemic disease relationship constitutes an important part of clinical periodontal research.Confounding remains the most challenging issue in the interpretation of the associations found between diabetes, obesity, other systemic disorders and periodontal disease. Hence; we planned the present review to highlight some of the important aspects of the relationship between periodontitis and systemic disorders.
Key words: Periodontitis, Review, Systemic disorders.