Periodontal disease and atherosclerosis from the viewpoint of the relationship between community periodontal index of treatment needs and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity

• Main Authors: Hoshi Keika (Author), Naito Toru (Author), Naito Mariko (Author), Masaki Katsunori (Author), Miyaki Koichi (Author), Hara Asako (Author), Tohyama Shugo (Author), Nakayama Takeo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been suggested that periodontal disease may be an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between periodontal disease and atherosclerosis has not been fully elucidated. This st...