The association between periodontitis and cardiovascular risks in asymptomatic healthy patients

Background: Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease of the supportive tissues of the teeth. Pathophysiological evidence suggests a possible common inflammatory background between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Pathological and epidemiological associations bet...

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Main Authors: H.C.M. Donders, E.O. Veth, A.W.J. van ‘t Hof, J. de Lange, B.G. Loos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277248752100012X