Article
Periodontitis: a risk factor for coronary heart disease?
Annals of periodontology - 1 Jul 1998
Beck J D, Offenbacher S, Williams R, Gibbs P, Garcia R
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This paper evaluates the current information on the relationship between oral disease (specifically periodontitis) and atherosclerosis/coronary heart disease (CHD) to determine whether the information is sufficient to conclude that periodontitis is a risk factor for atherosclerosis/CHD. As background for this evaluation, the term "risk factor" is defined, and the 3 criteria used to establish exposures as risk...
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