Periodontitis is a risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases.

Objective: To find out the link between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease while avoiding chronic infections that lead to heart diseases.

Methods: The case-control study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, from October 5, 2017, to January 5, 2018, and comprised patients of cardiovascular disease and healthy controls. Data was collected using questionnaire- based interviews.