Chronic Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Controlled Clinical Trial
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Controlled prospective studies and randomized clinical studies have shown that inflammation plays a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and that a chronic inflammatory systemic reaction increases the risk of cardi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-05-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100215 |