Periodontal condition and ultrasound-based measures of arterial stiffness: results of the Health 2000 Survey

• Main Authors: Emilia Ollikainen (Author), Tellervo Tervonen (Author), Anna Liisa Suominen (Author), Matti Knuuttila (Author), Antti Jula (Author), Tuomas Saxlin (Author), Pekka Ylöstalo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Periodontitis has been associated with inflammatory processes in arterial walls such as impairment in endothelial function and thickening of intima media. As inflammation plays a role also in arterial stiffening, an association between periodontal inflammation and arterial stiffn...