TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe periodontitis in young adults is associated with sub-clinical atherosclerosis
AU - Cairo, Francesco
AU - Castellani, Sergio
AU - Gori, Anna Maria
AU - Nieri, Michele
AU - Baldelli, Giorgia
AU - Abbate, Rosanna
AU - Pini-Prato, Giovan Paolo
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between severe periodontitis and sub-clinical atherosclerosis in young (≤40 years) systemically healthy individuals. Material and Methods: Ninety systemically healthy subjects, 45 affected by severe periodontitis (mean age 36.35±3.65 years) and 45 controls without a history of periodontal disease (mean age 33.78±3.28 years), were enrolled in this study. Patients and controls were paired for age, gender, body mass index and smoking habits. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was bilaterally assessed by ultrasonography at the level of common carotid artery. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors for atherosclerosis were also evaluated. Results: The overall mean carotid IMT was 0.82±0.13 mm in the test group and 0.72±0.07 mm in the control group (p
AB - Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between severe periodontitis and sub-clinical atherosclerosis in young (≤40 years) systemically healthy individuals. Material and Methods: Ninety systemically healthy subjects, 45 affected by severe periodontitis (mean age 36.35±3.65 years) and 45 controls without a history of periodontal disease (mean age 33.78±3.28 years), were enrolled in this study. Patients and controls were paired for age, gender, body mass index and smoking habits. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was bilaterally assessed by ultrasonography at the level of common carotid artery. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors for atherosclerosis were also evaluated. Results: The overall mean carotid IMT was 0.82±0.13 mm in the test group and 0.72±0.07 mm in the control group (p
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Carotid intima-media thickness
KW - Periodontal disease
KW - Periodontal medicine
KW - Sub-clinical atherosclerosis
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01228.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01228.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18400027
AN - SCOPUS:43449112354
VL - 35
SP - 465
EP - 472
JO - Journal of Clinical Periodontology
JF - Journal of Clinical Periodontology
SN - 0303-6979
IS - 6
ER -