Invasion of Oral and Aortic Tissues by Oral Spirochete Treponema denticola in ApoE−/−Mice Causally Links Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerosis

Polymicrobial Infection with Major Periodontal Pathogens Induced Periodontal Disease and Aortic Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic ApoEnull Mice

(2013) Mercedes F. Rivera et al.   PLoS One

Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association?

(2012) Peter B. Lockhart et al.   CIRCULATION

New insights into the emerging role of oral spirochaetes in periodontal disease

(2011) M.B. Visser et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Role of Porphyromonas gingivalis Phosphoserine Phosphatase Enzyme SerB in Inflammation, Immune Response, and Induction of Alveolar Bone Resorption in Rats

(2010) B. Bainbridge et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Virulence Factors of the Oral Spirochete Treponema denticola

(2010) S.G. Dashper et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Molecular characterization of Treponema denticola infection-induced bone and soft tissue transcriptional profiles

(2010) V. Bakthavatchalu et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

Virulence factors of Treponema denticola

(2010) Kazuyuki Ishihara   PERIODONTOLOGY 2000

Oral infection-inflammatory pathway, periodontitis, is a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease

(2009) Yukihito Higashi et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Loss of SR-A and CD36 Activity Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesion Complexity Without Abrogating Foam Cell Formation in Hyperlipidemic Mice

(2008) Jennifer J. Manning-Tobin et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Periodontal Disease and Coronary Heart Disease Incidence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2008) Linda L. Humphrey et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE