Dental infection in vascular surgical patients
β Scribed by Mr G. Stansby; M. T. L. Byrne; G. Hamilton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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β¦ Synopsis
Seventy patients, 18 women and 52 men of mean age 68 (range 52-81) years, with vascular disease were studied using the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). Twenty-six were edentulous and 44 dentate, 32 dentate patients were wearing partial dentures.
AU had occlusive peripheral arterial disease (ankIe:brachial pressure index less than 0.9) or aortic aneurysm. No
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