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“Gum Bug, Leave My Heart Alone!”—Epidemiologic and Mechanistic Evidence Linking Periodontal Infections and Atherosclerosis

Evidence from epidemiologic studies suggests that periodontal infections are independently associated with subclinical and clinical atherosclerotic vascular disease. Although the strength of the reported associations is modest, the consistency of the data across diverse populations and a variety of...

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Main Authors: Kebschull, M., Demmer, R.T., Papapanou, P.N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318075/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20639510
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022034510375281
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