Arterial stiffness is recognized mainly as an indicator of arteriosclerosis and a predictor of
cardiovascular events. Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), which reflects arterial stiffness …

Objectives Poor oral health status may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. However,
whether a specific association exists between tooth loss and hypertension is inconclusive …

Periodontitis, the main cause of tooth loss in the middle-aged and elderly, associates with
the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease. The objective was to study the capability of the …

Objectives Counts of missing teeth or measures of incident tooth loss are gaining attention
as a simple way to measure dental status in large population studies. We explore the …

Objective To investigate the relationship between oral health and incident hospitalisation for
ischaemic heart disease (IHD), heart failure (HF), ischaemic stroke and peripheral vascular …

Objectives The objective of this study is to assess oral health and oral status of elderly
patients newly admitted to a nursing home from admission until death. Materials and …

Abstract Aim This Mendelian randomization (MR) study was performed to explore the causal
relationship among circulating vitamin C and D levels, dental caries, and periodontitis …

Background: Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease of the cardiovascular
system. It has been suggested that periodontitis, an infectious disease of oral cavity caused …

Immunotherapy has experienced remarkable growth recently. Tertiary lymphoid structures
(TLSs) and B cells may play a key role in the immune response and have a survival benefit …

Objective We aimed to explore the association between regular dental visits and
atherosclerosis and between periodontitis, number of remaining teeth, and atherosclerosis …