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The Effect of Periodontal Therapy on Atherosclerosis in Cardiovascular Disease: Clinical, Biochemical, Microbiological and Experimental Study

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Hassan Yehya Mohammed Alqudaimi, Omar Khashaba, Hamdy Fouad Marzouk and Medhat A El-daker

The Effect of Periodontal Therapy on Atherosclerosis in Cardiovascular Disease: Clinical, Biochemical, Microbiological and Experimental Study

Objective: The goal of the present study is to assess the effect of periodontal therapy on atherosclerotic changes of cardiovascular patients, in terms of lipid profile and microbiological investigation. It is also to assess the impact of oral inoculation and atheroma with the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis on atherogenesis in hypercholesterolemic mice.

Methods: The study comprises of two parts. Part I: a total of thirty subjects with age range 40-65 wer... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000255

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