Association between periodontal inflammation and serum lipid profile in a healthy population: A cross-sectional study.

Risako Mikami Koji MizutaniYusuke MatsuyamaTakanori MatsuuraDaisuke KidoKohei TakedaShu TakemuraKeita NakagawaYuto MukaiyamaTomonari SudaTakako YasudaSyujiro OhtaNorihide TakayaTakeo FujiwaraYuichi IzumiTakanori Iwata

Published in: Journal of periodontal research (2021)

Periodontal inflammation was inversely associated with higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, especially in females. Elevated serum C-reactive protein partly explained this association.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
risk factors