THE CONSISTENT DETECTION OF ORAL BACTERIA IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR DENTAL TREATMENT TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2022 Jun;22(2):101718. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2022.101718. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Joshi, Chaitanya; Bapat, Ranjeet; Anderson, William; Joshi, Chaitanya; Bapat, Ranjeet; Anderson, William; Dawson, Dana; Hijazi, Karolin; Cherukara, George (2021). "Detection of periodontal microorganisms in coronary atheromatous plaque specimens of myocardial infarction patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis." Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine 31(1): 69-82.

Source of funding: None.

Type of study/design: Systematic review with meta-analysis of data.

Keywords: Atherosclerotic plaque; Bacteria; Myocardial infarction; Periodontitis; Porphyromonas gingivalis.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Systematic Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases / microbiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Dental Care
  • Heart Disease Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Mouth / microbiology*
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / complications
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / microbiology*
  • Risk Factors