Oral microbiota and atherothrombotic carotid plaque vulnerability in periodontitis patients. A cross-sectional study.

Adrian BrunAlexandre NuzzoBastien ProuvostDevy DialloSandrella HamdanElena MeseguerCéline GuidouxPhilippa LavalléePierre AmarencoGuy LesèchePhilippe BouchardJean-Baptiste MichelHélène Rangé

Published in: Journal of periodontal research (2020)

In patients at risk of stroke, the carotid plaque microbiome was highly diverse and compatible with an oral origin. Periodontitis was significantly associated with neutrophil activation markers and plaque vulnerability to rupture.

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