J Leskelä, J Putaala, N Martinez-Majander, L Tulkki, M Manzoor, S Zaric, P Ylikotila, R Lautamäki, A Saraste, S Suihko, E Könönen, J Sinisalo, P J Pussinen, S Paju
Periodontitis is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, and the risk may be particularly high among young people with unexplained stroke etiology. Thus, we investigated in a case-control study whether periodontitis or recent invasive dental treatments are associated with young-onset cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS). We enrolled participants from a multicenter case-control SECRETO study including adults aged 18 to 49 y presenting with an imaging-positive first-ever CIS and stroke-free age- and sex-matched controls...
April 16, 2024: Journal of Dental Research