Statin use and tooth loss in chronic periodontitis patients

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1061-1066

  Cunha Cruz, J ^a,b   Saver, B ^c   Maupome, G ^d,e   Hujoel, Philippe P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; HMG CoA; Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors; Periodontal diseases; Periodontal diseases drug therapy; Statins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL EXAMINATION; PERIODONTITIS; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 33747050145     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2006.050280     Document Type: Article

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