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ArticleActa stomatologica Croatica2024

Periodontal Disease in Patients with Ischemic Stroke - an Exploratory Study.

Vedran Radujković, Arijana Lovrenčić-Huzjan, Ivan Puhar

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Article in Acta stomatologica Croatica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Vedran RadujkovićPhD student, University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2703-3462
Arijana Lovrenčić-HuzjanClinical Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6911-4159
Ivan PuharDepartment of Periodontology, University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine, Gundulićeva 5, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7683-6563

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the periodontal disease parameters in patients with ischemic stroke. Materials and methods: The study included 21 patients with ischemic brain stroke and a control group that was matched in number, age, and gender. All participants underwent a standard periodontal examination. The inclusion criterion of this study was the presence of at least 15 teeth. Periodontal epithelial surface area, periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA), and periodontal disease stage were determined. All participants were given a questionnaire to determine oral health-related quality of life (OHQL). Stroke risk factors were assessed. Results: Stroke patients had a significantly higher OHQL score than the control group (20.81 vs. 12.57) and a full-mouth plaque score (FMPS, 27.57 vs. 16.83), while full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) was significantly higher in the control group than in the hospital group (10.17 vs. 6.42). For PISA, statistically significant negative correlations were found for smoking, cholesterol levels, and LDL levels, while significant positive correlations were found for FMBS, clinical attachment level and probing depth. Conclusion: Although PISA does represent the amount of periodontal tissue that is inflamed, tooth loss due to advanced periodontal disease combined with oral hygiene limitations imposed by the hospital setting and the stroke recovery process remain the most significant obstacles for a more meaningful understanding of the data represented by specific clinical, laboratory and various demographic parameters that characterize the two diseases.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessIschemic StrokeMeSH Terms: PeriodontitisPeriodontitisQuality of LifeRisk Factors

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