Periodontal disease and atherosclerosis: from dental to arterial plaque

Review

William G Haynes et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003.

. 2003 Aug 1;23(8):1309-11.

doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000087144.24654.71.

No abstract available

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Antibodies to periodontal pathogens are associated with coronary heart disease.
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Periodontal disease is associated with brachial artery endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation.
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Oral infection with a periodontal pathogen accelerates early atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-null mice.
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