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To address the focused question\u2014\u201cIs there a relationship between DHS and MFI?\u201d\u2014indexed databases were searched up to March 2016 using various key words \u201cinfertility,\u201d \u201cperiodontal disease,\u201d \u201cperiodontitis,\u201d \u201cdental infection,\u201d \u201ccaries,\u201d and \u201codontogenic infection.\u201d Letters to the editor, case reports, commentaries, historic reviews, and experimental studies were excluded. In total seven studies were included in the present systematic review and processed for data extraction. All the studies reported a positive association between MFI and DHS. The number of study participants ranged between 18 and 360 individuals. Results from six studies showed a positive association between chronic periodontitis and MFI. Three studies reported a positive relationship between MFI and odontogenic infections associated to necrotic pulp, chronic apical osteitis, and radicular cysts. One study reported a relationship between caries index and MFI. From the literature reviewed, there seems to be a positive association between MFI and DHS; however, further longitudinal studies and randomized control trials assessing confounders are needed to establish real correlation. Dentists and general practitioners should be aware that oral diseases can influence the systemic health. 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