Cardiovascular Disorders: Importance in Oral Medicine

Dentistry and Medicine are interrelated entities within the health care delivery system. The dentist is a specialist who must be able to diagnose practically all types of disorders involving the stomatognathic system . He should be familiar with of the oral manifestations of systemic diseases and should be competent to manage them and further refer those patients for consultation. One such life threatening emergency could be due to Cardiac disorders which are important in relation to dental practice.