Assessment of Correlation between Carotid Artery Calcification and Alveolar Bone Loss: A Retrospective Study of CBCT Findings

BAĞIŞ N., SEKİ U., ORHAN K.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, vol.13, no.7, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.7860/jcdr/2019/41196.12980
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular diseases, Periodontitis, BEAM COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS, PERIODONTAL-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, TOOTH LOSS, INFLAMMATION, ASSOCIATION, INFECTIONS, PREVALENCE, ATHEROMAS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: One of the main causes of the cardiovascular diseases is atherosclerosis which is characterised by thickening and the loss of elasticity of the arterial walls. Chronic periodontitis is one of the risk factor of coronary artery disease. Immune response to chronic periodontitis may exert an endothelial cytotoxic effect known to be a risk for atherosclerosis and periodontal pathogens have been demonstrated in atherosclerotic plaques removed during carotid endarterectomy in previous studies.