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Relationship between cardiovascular disease and dental pathology. Systematic review
Beatriz González Navarro1, Xavier Pintó Sala2, Enric Jané Salas1
1Unidad de Medicina Oral, Departamento de Odontoestomatología, UFR de Odontologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona/Oral Health and Masticatory System Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
Background And Objective:
The relationship between atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (ATCD) and localised infections in teeth, including caries and chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) has not been studied much and is not well defined.
Method:
A systematic search was performed using the scientific databases PubMed and Medline from 1989 to 2016.
Results:
A significant relationship was observed with ATCD in 10 out of 10 studies addressing the degree of oral hygiene, in 14 of 17 that included loss of teeth, in 6 of 12 that analysed caries and in 11 of 15 that included CAP. However, there was a huge methodological heterogeneity.
Conclusions:
It can be concluded that there is an association between CAP and ATCD. Patients with ATCD present a worse oral hygiene status and fewer teeth.
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