Evidence that periodontal treatment improves biomarkers and CVD outcomes

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages S85-S105

  D'Aiuto, Francesco ^a   Orlandi, Marco ^a   Gunsolley, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Blood pressure; Coagulation; CRP; CVD; FMD; IMT; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; PERIODONTITIS;

BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 84943248016     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2013.134007     Document Type: Review

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