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- Title
Assessment of the effect of periodontal treatment in patients with coronary artery disease : A pilot survey.
- Authors
Rastogi, Pavitra; Singhal, Rameshwari; Sethi, Asmita; Agarwal, Avinash; Singh, V K; Sethi, Rishi
- Abstract
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory condition believed to cause a low but long lasting systemic inflammatory reaction which in turn contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Recent data suggests that around 40% cases of coronary artery disease remain unaccounted despite the identification of the classical risk factors.
- Publication
Journal of cardiovascular disease research, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2, p124
- ISSN
0976-2833
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4103/0975-3583.95366