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Evaluation of the association between chronic periodontitis and acute coronary syndrome: A case control study

Author(s) -

Amita Rao,

Amitha Ramesh,

Biju Thomas

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 0975-1580

pISSN - 0972-124X

DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.113073

Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , periodontitis , odds ratio , chronic periodontitis , confidence interval , myocardial infarction

The periodontal tissues mount an immune inflammatory response to bacteria and their products and the systemic challenge with these agents also induce a major vascular response. Although many studies have found a correlation between chronic periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases, the role of infection in acute coronary syndrome is disputed. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between chronic periodontitis and acute coronary syndrome.

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