Open AccessEvaluation of the association between chronic periodontitis and acute coronary syndrome: A case control study
Author(s) -
Amitha Ramesh,
Biju Thomas,
Amita Rao
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
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.