Cross-sectional analysis of the association of periodontitis with carotid intima media thickness and atherosclerotic plaque in the Hamburg City health study.
Ragna LamprechtDavid Leander RimmeleRenate B SchnabelGuido HeydeckeUdo SeedorfCarolin WaltherCarola MayerJulia StruppekKatrin BorofChristian-Alexander BehrendtBastian ChengChristian GerloffSebastian DebusRalf SmeetsThomas BeiklerStefan BlankenbergTanja ZellerMahir KarakasGötz ThomallaGhazal AarabiPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2022)
In this study, severe CP was associated with increased cIMT and higher prevalence of carotid plaques independent of common risk factors.