Results: 5

Actualización de la Relación Bidireccional de la Diabetes Mellitus y la Enfermedad Periodontal

RESUMEN: La diabetes mellitus y la enfermedad periodontal son patologías con una alta prevalencia en la población, y su frecuencia va en aumento. Ambas presentan mecanismos comunes de progresión y se manifiestan en términos de comorbilidad. El objetivo de esta revisión fue explicar los mecanismos de...

Does periodontitis affect mean platelet volume(MPV) and plateletcrit (PCT) levels in healthy adults?

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Periodontitis may stimulate infectious and immune response and cause the development of atherogenesis, coronary heart disease, and myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to compare the plateletcrit (PCT) and mean platelet volume (MPV) levels derived from complete blood count...

Circulation levels of acute phase proteins pentraxin 3 and serum amyloid A in atherosclerosis have correlations with periodontal inflamed surface area

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objectives One of the plausible mechanisms in the relationship between periodontitis and coronary artery disease (CAD) is the systemic inflammatory burden comprised of circulating cytokines/mediators related to periodontitis. This study aims to test the hypothesis that periodontal inflamed surf...

The association between periodontal conditions, inflammation, nutritional status and calcium-phosphate metabolism disorders in hemodialysis patients

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objectives To analyze the association between periodontal conditions and inflammation, nutritional status and calcium-phosphate metabolism disorders in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Material and Methods We analyzed 128 HD patients divided into two groups: dentate (n = 103) and edentulous (n=25)....