| Autor: |
Pablo Contreras, José A. Allevato, Pedro L. Urdiales, Gabriela Valenzuela, Demetrio C Thalasselis, Pablo A. Olavegogeascoechea, Facundo N Olavegogeascoechea, María I Brusca |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Dental Health, Oral Disorders & Therapy. 7 |
| ISSN: |
2373-4345 |
| Popis: |
Introduction and objectives nbsp Periodontal disease periodontitis and atheromatous disease share not only risk factors such as smoking and diabetes but also a complex multifactorial process of chronic inflammation stimulating mediators that accelerate endothelial dysfunction and or mechanisms of cross reacting antibodies against the periodontal flora and endothelial cell proteins this may explain the association between both pathologies The aim of our study was to add evidence about the relationship between periodontal disease periodontitis and vascular disease using acute vascular events as the primary endpoint Methods A case control study was conducted A total of cases and controls were included in a non randomized selection Results The presence of periodontal disease was significantly higher in cases than it was in controls vs OR CI p Also plaque and gingival indexes were significantly higher in cases PI plusmn vs plusmn respectively p lt GI plusmn vs plusmn respectively p lt Conclusions This study demonstrates a strong association between periodontal disease and acute vascular events the former having an even greater impact than traditional risk factors |
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