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. 2010 Sep;7(9):479-80.
doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.120.

Prevention: Reducing the risk of CVD in patients with periodontitis

Robert J Genco  1 , Thomas E Van Dyke
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Prevention: Reducing the risk of CVD in patients with periodontitis

Robert J Genco et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

The association between periodontitis and other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus, could be related to systemic inflammation initiated by a local inflammatory challenge. Oliveira et al. have added lack of oral hygiene, and its link with systemic inflammation, to the spectrum of risk factors for CVD.

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