Roles of oral bacteria in cardiovascular diseases--from molecular mechanisms to clinical cases: Involvement of Porphyromonas gingivalis in the development of human aortic aneurysm.

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Accumulating evidence suggests the involvement of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a periodontal pathogen, in cardiovascular diseases. Clinical specimens of aneurysmal tissue and dental plaque collected from patients infected with or without P. gingivalis were analyzed. The number of aneurysms in the distal aorta in the P. gingivalis-infected group was significantly higher than that in the non-infected...

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