Periodontal conditions in patients with coronary heart disease: a case–control study

Carin Starkhammar Johansson, Arina Rich­ter, Åsa Lundström, Helene Thorstensson, Nils Ravald

Journal Of Clinical Periodontology · 2008 · 43 citations · 39 references

Abstract

Severe periodontal disease expressed by several clinical and radiographic parameters was more prevalent among subjects with CHD than among controls. Analysis, the factor periodontal disease experience groups 4+5 gave an odds ratio of 5.74 (2.07-15.90) for having CHD after controlling for smoking and age.

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