Purpose:
Investigate if there an association between chronic apical periodontitis and coronary artery disease
Materials/Methods:
N=103 patients underwent coronary angiography (52 men, 51 women; mean age 62)
Prevalence of Chronic apical periodontitis (CAP)- 41.7 % and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)- 65 % (Patients were categorized having CAD if they had coronary artery obstruction > 50 % in at least 1 coronary artery)
Exclusion criteria: > 2 months after exam.
Evaluation: Angiography and full mouth series of radiographs
Results:
Patients with CAP had a 2.79 times higher risk of developing CAD
Clinical Significance:
In these patients, the presence of CAP was independently associated with CAD