Framingham cardiovascular risk in patients with obesity and periodontitis

• Main Authors: Juliana Rico Pires (Author), Isac Pinheiro dos Santos (Author), Lilian Flosi de Camargo (Author), Elizangela Partata Zuza (Author), Benedicto Egbert Corrêa de Toledo (Author), Sally Cristina Moutinho Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Obesity is a chronic inflammatory condition that has been associated to a risk factor for the development of periodontitis and cardiovascular disease; however, the relationship still needs to be clarified. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular risk in obese patie...