Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of medical professionals toward the periodontal-systemic disease relationship: a cross-sectional study.

Most medical professionals recognise periodontal disease symptoms and refer patients to dentists, yet fewer than 2% base referrals on understanding links between periodontal and systemic diseases. Awareness of these associations varied significantly among different medical professional groups.

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