Treatment of Periodontitis and Endothelial Function

S. Tonetti, Maurizio; D’Aiuto, Francesco; Nibali, Luigi; E. Donald, Ann; Storry, Clare; Parkar, Mohamed; Suvan, Jean; D. Hingorani, Aroon; Vallance, Patrick; Deanfield, John

doi:10.1056/nejmoa063186

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Treatment of Periodontitis and Endothelial Function

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 1, 2007

Authors:

Maurizio S. Tonetti

Francesco D’Aiuto

Luigi Nibali

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation may impair vascular function, and epidemiologic data suggest a possible link between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease. METHODS: We randomly assigned 120 patients with severe periodontitis to community-based periodontal care (59 patients) or intensive periodo...

Subject

Medicine

Periodontitis

Endothelial dysfunction

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