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Article: Does Chronic Periodontitis Cause Coronary Heart Disease?: A review of the literature. Big Idea: Acute dental infection, particularly lower molars, can be fatal, but there is no evidence that chronic periodontitis affects coronary heart disease. --- Mayte Hernandez

Periodontal disease and Cardiovascular disease have been strongly correlated, but there are also other factors linked to both periodontal and cardiovascular disease which include diabetes, obesity and smoking.-Martina S. #40

There has been much significant research completed thus far to come to the conclusion that there is a correlation with heart/cardiovascular disease and perio. alyssa

The use of antibiotics for the prevention of an infective endocarditis has to be followed by the guidelines from the ADA, AHA, and AAOS due to the high incidence of microorganisms resisitance. ---Martha #38

Big Idea: Cardiovascular disease has been linked to Chronic Periodontitis due to the transportation of intra-oral bacteria that gets deposited into the heart. -Chris #27

Big Idea: Distant infections may increase systemic inflammation through the release of toxins or the leakage of chemical mediators into the circulation. Research suggests that there is an interrelationship but is not the cause of systemic conditions such as with cardiovascular disease. -Tonya #23

Big Idea: With increasing severity of periodontitis, there is an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. -Brittany "Periodontitis appears to increase the risk of stroke and, to a lesser extent, CHD." EmaN

Big Idea: The use of anitbiotics is recomended for the prevention of infective endocarditis whenever dental procedures hat could realease bacteria systemically are performed. Periodontitis is an influencing factor for the increase risk of caridovascular disease. -Nichole Tilliso #41

Big Idea: The use of anitbiotics is recomended for the prevention of infective endocarditis whenever dental procedures that could realease bacteria systemically are performed. Periodontitis is an influencing factor for the increase risk of caridovascular disease. -Nichole Tilliso #41

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There is a correlation between heart disease and/or cerebrovascular accidents with patients that have severe chronic periodontitis. The accumulation of plaque and inflammation in the blood vessels may lead to a change of wall thickness. -Lyn 26

Big Idea: The reduction in acute and chronic inflammation improves the endothelial function, reducing the risk for Coronary Heart Disease. Elizabeth Munoz #34

In moderate and advanced cases of periodontal disease, the associated endotoxins of the microbial cell wall can stimulate the accumulation of plaque contributing to the formation of thrombi and plaque in the cardiovascular system--Barbara Richardson #37

Some major bacteria such as Streptococcus sanguine and P. gingivalis induce plateletes to aggregate in vitro, thus providing a model of thombosis and this is one way of how periodontal disease is correlated to cardiovascular problems. ---Martha#38