Oral Health, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Disease

Oral health, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease.

During the last two decades, there has been an increasing interest in the impact of oral health on atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD). The advent of the inflammation paradigm in coronary pathogenesis stimulated research in chronic infections caused by a variety of micro-organisms-such as Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, and cytomegalovirus-as well as dental pa...

Immunity, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis, the major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a chronic inflammatory condition with immune competent cells in lesions producing mainly pro-inflammatory cytokines. Dead cells and oxidized forms of low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) are abundant. The major direct cause of CVD appears to be rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. oxLDL has proinflammatory and immune-stimulatory pr...

Oral Health and its Association with Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for 29% of deaths worldwide, and CVD contributes 39% of deaths annually in the United States. There is a link between oral health and cardiovascular disease. Recently concern about possible links concern periodontal disease(PD) and atherosclerotic vascular disease(ASVD).Pro inflammatory mediators, such as C-reactive(CRP),interleukin-6,fibrogen,von Willebran...

Oral Health and Coronary Artery Disease, A Review Article

Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. Various risk factors have been identified for atherosclerosis. Recently, bacterial and viral organisms, which are involved in chronic inflammatory processes, have been also implicated in atherosclerosis development. Individuals with a prior history of periodontal diseases and/or tooth loss are considered to be...

Atherosclerosis (Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease) — Definition and Pathology