Evaluation of association between severe periodontitis and carotid intima-media thickness in young adults

Evaluation of association between severe periodontitis and carotid intima-media thickness in young adults

Background and Objective: To evaluate the association between severe generalized periodontitis and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in young, otherwise systemically healthy individuals. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 systemically healthy individuals of age between 20 and 40 years were inc...

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Main Authors: Sowmiya Lingeshwaran, Thyagarajan Ramakrishnan, Geetha Ari, Aishwaraya Nagarajan, Namashivayam Ambalavanan, Anil Kumar Kanakamedala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Heart India
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
carotid intima-media thickness
periodontitis
Online Access:http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;spage=24;epage=30;aulast=Lingeshwaran

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