Does a causal relation between cardiovascular disease and periodontitis exist?

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 411-418

  Belstrøm, Daniel ^a,b   Damgaard, Christian ^a,b,c   Nielsen, Claus H ^a   Holmstrup, Palle ^b,c  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Inflammation; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTEREMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 84859432822     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.12.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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