Periodontal alteration of the microcirculation and hypercholesterolemia: a possible correlation?
South Med J
; 104(2): 116-20, 2011 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-21206411
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We evaluated the morphological and parametric characteristics of the periodontal microcirculation in patients diagnosed as having hypercholesterolemia and high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL).METHODS:
Forty patients were recruited, 20 of whom were affected by hypercholesterolemia and 20 of whom were considered healthy. A videocapillaroscopic examination was carried out on the periodontal mucosa in the proximity of the frenulum (II, V sextant).RESULTS:
The difference between the parameters of the hypercholesterolemia group and the control group was evaluated with the Mann-Whitney U-test for non-parametric ordinal data; the level of significance being P<0.05. The videocapillaroscopy documented extremely significant differences between the two groups, regarding the following parameters total diameter of the loop (P=0.0017), diameter of the afferent loops (P=0.0004), diameter of the efferent loops (P=0.00008) and periodontal density (P=0.0001).CONCLUSIONS:
The capillaroscopic examination revealed a morphological alteration of the periodontal microcirculation in patients with hypercholesterolemia, which is an expression of peripheral vascular phlogosis.
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Assunto principal:
Periodonto
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Hipercolesterolemia
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Microcirculação
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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