Cardiovascular diseases and apical periodontitis: association not always implies causality
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Apical periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases: previous findings and ongoing research.
AIM (i) To discuss the possibility that dental infections in general, and endodontic infections (apical periodontitis) more specifically, may affect cardiovascular health, (ii) which preventive measures should be adopted during the treatment of endodontic infections for infective endocarditis (IE), and (iii) What should be the priorities for future research, in the light of the literature avail...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1698-6946
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.23665