Periodontitis is associated with endothelial dysfunction in a general population: a cross-sectional study.

A large body of evidence underlines an association between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease. In contrast, data on its relation with endothelial dysfunction as a marker of early subclinical atherosclerosis is inconclusive and limited to patient-cohort studies. We therefore investigated...

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Main Authors: Birte Holtfreter, Klaus Empen, Sven Gläser, Roberto Lorbeer, Henry Völzke, Ralf Ewert, Thomas Kocher, Marcus Dörr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24386401/?tool=EBI