Dental plaque, platelets, and cardiovascular diseases.

doi:10.1902/annals.1998.3.1.151

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Dental plaque, platelets, and cardiovascular diseases.

Annals of periodontology - 1 Jul 1998

Herzberg M C, Weyer M W

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Cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia, occur as a result of a complex set of genetic and environmental factors. During periodontitis, dental plaque microorganisms may disseminate through the blood to infect the vascular endothelium and contribute to the occurr...

Topics

Animals
Arteriosclerosis
Bacteremia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Dental Plaque
Focal Infection, Dental
Phenotype
Platelet Aggregation
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Rabbits
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus sanguis
Thrombocytopenia
Thromboembolism

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