Association between Periodontopathogens and CRP Levels in Patients with Periodontitis in Serbia. | Zendy

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Association between Periodontopathogens and CRP Levels in Patients with Periodontitis in Serbia.

Author(s) -

Ana Pejčić,

Ljiljana Kesić,

Jelena Milašin

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

pubmed

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2008-2118

pISSN - 2008-210X

DOI - 10.5681/joddd.2011.003

Subject(s) - periodontitis , medicine , chronic periodontitis , clinical attachment loss , dentistry , porphyromonas gingivalis , bleeding on probing , gingival and periodontal pocket , periodontal disease , c reactive protein , inflammation

Recent epidemiological studies have shown that individuals with periodontitis have a significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease, which might be attributed to the complex microbiota in the dental plaque. Periodontopathogens have been reported as risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study evaluated association of chronic periodontitis and periodontopathogens with CRP in systemically healthy Serbian adults.

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