Cardiometabolic risk indicates a cluster of factors predisposing to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes mellitus. Chronic infections may contribute to the total cardiometabolic risk e.g. via an increased systemic inflammation. Periodontitis and apical periodontitis (AP) are often asymptomatic and among the world’s most prevalent infectious diseases. If left untreated, the affected teeth might need to be extracted. The general hypothesis of this thesis was that periodontitis and AP increase the risk for CVD due to pro-inflammatory bacterial mediators, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS). A humoral immune response towards periodontal pathogens might indicate an immunologically hyperresponsive phenotype susceptible for chronic inflammato...