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Statin use is associated with fewer periodontal lesions: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory processes are considered to participate in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Statins have been used successfully in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease. Chronic periodontitis has been suggested to contribute to CVD. The aim of this study was...

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Autores principales: Lindy, Otso, Suomalainen, Kimmo, Mäkelä, Marja, Lindy, Seppo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2405776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18482446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-8-16