Periodontitis is associated with higher subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine periodontitis prevalence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to assess whether periodontitis in SLE patients is associated with a greater subclinical atherosclerosis.

Methods

An observational case-control study was conducted in SLE (cases) and patients without any rheumatic diseases (controls), matched for sex. Sociodemographic and cardiometabolic variables were gathered, and SLE activity was assessed through several indexes. Periodontal examination registered probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, plaque index, and tooth loss. Subclinical atherosclerosis was assessed by measuring the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) by Doppler velocimetry, homocysteine levels, C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythroc

SUBMITTER: Zamora-Pasadas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9311157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature