title: [Periodontal disease and atherosclerosis: an underestimated link?].
abstract: Periodontal disease is a common bacterial and destructive disorder of oral tissues. We reviewed epidemiological and experimental to data studies demonstrating close associations between chronic periodontitis and development of generalized inflammation, vascular endothelial injury, and atherosclerosis. Periodontal disease has been convincingly emerging as an important independent cardiovascular risk factor. It deserves timely treatment also as a likely part of primary prevention of ischemic heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Stomatologii Zachowawczej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku. jborawski@post.pl
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilczyńska-Borawska
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stokowska
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein