Coronary artery disease is an inflammatory disorder characterized by narrowing of coronary
arteries due to atherosclerotic plaque formation. To date, the accumulated epidemiological
evidence supports an association between oral bacterial diseases and coronary artery
disease, but has failed to prove a causal link between the two. Due to the recent surge in
microbial identification and analyses techniques, a number of bacteria have been
independently found in atherosclerotic plaque samples from coronary artery disease …