Severe and moderate periodontitis are associated with acute myocardial infarction.
Isaac Suzart Gomes-FilhoJulita Maria F CoelhoSamilly S MirandaSimone S CruzSoraya C TrindadeEneida M M CerqueiraJohelle S Passos-SoaresMaria da Conceição N CostaMaria Isabel P ViannaAna Claudia Morais Godoy FigueiredoAlexandre Marcelo HintzAmanda F CoelhoLuiz Carlos S PassosMaurício L BarretoFrank Andrew ScannapiecoPublished in: Journal of periodontology (2020)
The findings demonstrate that there is an association between the severity of the periodontal condition and AMI, suggesting a possible relationship among the levels of periodontitis severity and the cardiovascular condition.