Unlike severe periodontitis, caries does not associate with intracranial aneurysms or aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT: Periodontal diseases and caries are common oral diseases that predispose to tooth loss if untreated. In this study, we investigated whether loss of teeth or caries associate with intracranial aneurysm (IA) pathology similar to periodontal diseases. A total of 166 patients with either IA or aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) underwent oral examination in Kuopio University Hospital and Tampere University Hospital. Findings were compared to geographically matched controls acquired from cross-sectional Health2000 survey. This study consisted of three sequential steps. First, we compared the number of missing teeth and prevalence of caries in IA and aSAH patients and geographically matched control population, second step was a multivariate analysis including other risk factors, and third

SUBMITTER: Hallikainen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840572 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature