LGALS3 and periodontitis: Another study from the same group of authors aimed to analyze the association and impact of periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) on salivary and serum galectin-3 in patients with periodontitis and CHD; the results showed that patients with periodontitis and periodontitis + CHD presented significant higher serum and salivary galectin-3 levels in comparison with CHD patients and healthy subjects.