4239 Racial/ethnic difference in the relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease among adult populations

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Several lines of studies have supported the existence of periodontitis (inflammation of the gums) as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The goal of this study is to evaluate the relationship between periodontitis and CVD among Hispanic, African American, and Caucasian...

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Main Authors: Magda Shaheen, Neeraj Harish Khona, Katrina Schrode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866120004227/type/journal_article