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Dental prophylaxis decreases the risk of acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

PURPOSE: To investigate the association between periodontal disease (PD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and evaluate the effect of dental prophylaxis on the incidence rate (IR) of AMI. METHODS: The Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 from the National Health Insurance program was use...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ya-Ling, Hu, Hsiao-Yun, Chou, Pesus, Chu, Dachen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25609934
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S67854