Association of periodontitis and tooth loss with extent of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
AimThe objective was to investigate the association of periodontitis and tooth loss with extent of diabetic coronary atherosclerosis.Materials and methods272 patients who were hospitalized at Shanghai East hospital and underwent a coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scan were enrolled in this study. In...
Main Authors: | Minhua Shen, Zhen Li, Huizhi Li, Xinfeng Yan, Bo Feng, Lei Xu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1243992/full |
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