This document discusses periodontal medicine and the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic health. It introduces periodontal medicine as focusing on the strong relationship between periodontal health and disease, and explores how certain systemic conditions can impact the initiation and progression of periodontal disease. The document also summarizes various systemic conditions that have been linked to periodontal disease, such as cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, autoimmune, respiratory, and renal systems. It examines the pathogenesis of several conditions and discusses the bidirectional relationship between periodontal disease and conditions like diabetes, respiratory disease, and cardiovascular disease.