Self-reporting is noted as the most efficient as well as widely accepted means of disease assessment. It is therefore advisable to use self-rated oral health in the evaluation of the perception of people's health. The oral symptoms ae the subjective perceptions of an individual's oral health which is derived from various oral diseases such as periodontal disease, caries, xerostomia as well as tooth loss. It is clear that no study has been dedicated to the study of the correlation between oral symptoms and the mortality that is caused by cardiovascular disease as well as pneumonia. It is a wonder that one of the most crucial risk factors for cardiovascular disease occurs in the are of our body which we never at all connect with cardiovascular disease, our mouth. Several studies have studied the correlation that exists between heart disease and poor oral health.It has been suggested that the various oral infections may in a way produce inflammatory markers. These markers do contribute to the observed pathology of the cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Various studies have indicated that erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen levels, all of which are serum inflammatory markers are significantly present in individuals having cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Other evidence to indicate that poor oral health leads to CVDs is the fact that there gingivitis can lead to CVD.The severity of periodontitis is noted to bear a direct correlation with cardiovascular diseases. Oliveira, Watt and Hamer (2010) indicated that Periodontal disease is associated with close to 19% risk of CVD in the future. Oral health should be taken seriously since it has been demonstrated that periodontal diseases are directly and indirectly correlated to cardiovascular diseases and complication. References

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