Periodontitis and carotid atheroma: is there a causal relationship?

dc.creator	Tzorbatzoglou, I. D.	en
dc.creator	Sfyroeras, G. S.	en
dc.creator	Giannoukas, A. D.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-11-23T10:52:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-23T10:52:53Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.issn	0392-9590
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11615/34157
dc.description.abstract	Periodontal diseases are highly prevalent in the population. Several studies implicated that chronic periodontitis may affect the arterial wall inducing subclinical atherosclerosis by triggering a systemic inflammatory response. Three theories have been put forward to explain potential mechanisms involved: the theory of bacterial invasion, the cytokine theory and the autoimmunization theory. Periodontal inflammation could have a role in the initiation and progression of arterial diseases such as coronary artery disease and carotid atherosclerosis. Further clinical studies are required to investigate if there is a causal relationship of chronic periodontitis with echolucent unstable carotid plaques. [Int Angiol 2010;29;27-9]	en
dc.source.uri	<Go to ISI>://WOS:000277830600003
dc.subject	Carotid arteries	en
dc.subject	Atherosclerosis	en
dc.subject	Periodontitis	en
dc.subject	ARTERY PLAQUE	en
dc.subject	ATHEROSCLEROSIS	en
dc.subject	DISEASE	en
dc.subject	ADULTS	en
dc.subject	INFLAMMATION	en
dc.subject	RISK	en
dc.subject	Peripheral Vascular Disease	en
dc.title	Periodontitis and carotid atheroma: is there a causal relationship?	en
dc.type	journalArticle	en

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