Radiographic quantification of chronic dental infection and its relationship to the atherosclerotic process in the carotid arteries

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-621

  Friedlander, Arthur H ^a   Sung, Eric C ^b   Chung, Evelyn M ^c   Garrett, Neal R ^d  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hospital Dentistry   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FURCATION DEFECTS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PERICORONITIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RISK FACTORS; ROOT CARIES; SMOKING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 77949656873     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.036     Document Type: Article

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