Aim: To evaluate whether the presence of apical periodontitis (AP), root canal treatment (RCT) and endodontic burden (EB) – as the sum of AP and RCT sites – were associated with long-term risk of incident cardiovascular events (CVE), including cardiovascular-related mortality, using data on participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Ageing (BLSA).
Methodology: This retrospective cohort included 278 dentate participants in the BLSA with complete medical and dental examinations....
Authors: Maximiliano Gomes, Fernando Hugo, Juliana Hilgert, Manoel Sant´Ana Filho, Dalva Padilha, Eleanor Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Mark Reynolds