Open AccessOral health and heart failure
Author(s) -
I. V. Vashurin,
V. D. Wagner,
К. Г. Гуревич,
M. V. Gurevich
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
kardiovaskulârnaâ terapiâ i profilaktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2619-0125
pISSN - 1728-8800
DOI - 10.15829/1728-8800-2012-1-69-72
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , heart failure , temporomandibular joint , dentistry
Aim. To investigate the association between heart failure (HF) and oral health. Material and methods. The study included 57 patients, aged 50-81 years (mean age 63,6±8,2 years), with Functional Class 0-II HF. Stomatological clinical status and functional status of circulatory system were assessed. Results. HF progression was associated with increased number of carious teeth and missing teeth. In HF-II, the disorders of temporomandibular joint and masseter muscles were 8 and 5 times more prevalent, respectively, than in HF-0.