Link Between Periodontitis and Atherosclerosis
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2018-04-18
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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University
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This report is designed to update the potential association that forms the basis of
understanding for a causal role for periodontitis to atherosclerosis events.
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Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the tooth supporting tissue
the periodontium. It is the most frequent cause of tooth loss in the adult population.
Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease and as such the significant elements are not only
the presence of pathogenic bacteria and the immune mechanism, but also the genetic
predisposition of the patient. The origin and progress of the inflammatory reaction in
the periodontium are a result of the altered interplay of the defense mechanisms in the
periodontal tissue to respond to the activity of dental plaque bacteria.The causes of the
onset and progress of periodontitis have been investigated for hundreds of years. The
first records concerning the disease now called periodontitis date back to the ninth and
tenth centuries A.D
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