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- Title
Radiographic Assessment of Dental Health in Middle-aged Men Following Sudden Cardiac Death.
- Authors
Karhunen, V.; Forss, H.; Goebeler; Huhtala, H.; Ilveskoski, E.; Kajander, O.; Mikkelsson, J.; Penttilä, A.; Perola, M.; Ranta, H.; Meurman, J. H.; Karhunen, P. J.
- Abstract
Poor oral health has been suggested to be a risk factor for myocardial infarction. To study if dental pathology might predispose to pre-hospital sudden cardiac death, and using a sum index of panoramic tomography findings, we compared the oral health of middle-aged (33-69 yrs) male victims (Helsinki Sudden Death Study) of sudden cardiac death (n = 117) with that of controls, who died of non-cardiac diseases (n = 63) or suffered unnatural sudden death (n = 120). The mean number of teeth was 15.2, and 17.4% of the men were edentulous. Frequent age-associated findings in dentate victims were fillings (79.9%), horizontal bone loss (72.1%), periapical lesions (45.6%), residual roots (38.2%), and vertical pockets (30.9%). In multivariate analysis with coronary heart disease risk factors and number of teeth as covariates, poor oral health was associated (p = 0.053) with the risk of sudden cardiac death along with age, smoking, and body mass index. This association was especially strong (p = 0.009) among victims < 50 yrs.
- Subjects
HEART disease risk factors; DENTAL pathology; HEALTH of middle-aged persons; MIDDLE-aged men; MYOCARDIAL infarction; TOMOGRAPHY
- Publication
Journal of Dental Research, 2006, Vol 85, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
0022-0345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/154405910608500116