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Periodontitis
Research from Y.W. Chen and co-authors yields new data on periodontitis
April 17th, 2008
According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "The aim of this case control study was to evaluate whether periodontitis was associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Twenty-five patients diagnosed with aorto-iliac and/or femoro-popliteal occlusive disease and thirty-two generally healthy control subjects were enrolled in this study." "Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Prevotella intermedia, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Helicobacter pylori in tissue specimens taken from the anastomotic site of distal bypasses. Periodontal status was...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-17)
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