Patients with moderate to severe periodontitis need evaluation for heart disease risk
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
Additional research is called for and patients with moderate to severe periodontitis should receive evaluation and possible treatment to reduce their risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a special consensus paper by editors of The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Peridontology in the July 1, 2009 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
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