Pulpal inflammation and incidence of coronary heart disease

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-103

  Joshipura, Kaumudi J ^a,b,c   Pitiphat, Waranuch ^a,b,d   Hung, Hsin Chia ^b,e   Willett, Walter C ^b,f   Colditz, Graham A ^b,f   Douglass, Chester W ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Caries; Epidemiology; Inflammation; Root canals

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DENTAL CARIES; ENDODONTICS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PULPITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PULPITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 33644593139     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.10.039     Document Type: Article

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