Evaluation of the Incidence of Periodontitis‐Associated Bacteria in the Atherosclerotic Plaque of Coronary Blood Vessels

Abstract

In patients with the severe form of chronic periodontitis, it seems that clinical attachment loss is not associated with bacterial permeability into coronary vessels. What is important is the presence of an active inflammatory process expressed by a significantly higher bleeding index in those patients in whom the examined bacterial species were found in atherosclerotic plaque.