Periodontitis, a common condition, has been linked to a specific type of ischemic stroke.
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMJun 20 2024 Periodontitis , a common condition, has been linked to a specific type of ischemic stroke in a recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research .
Many more strokes among the young are of unknown origin and are called cryptogenic ischemic strokes , accounting for the largest proportion of young-onset strokes among people without vascular risk factors. The current study explored associations between CIS and periodontitis or dental surgery in younger adults.
What did the study show? The total number of participants comprised 146 paired cases and controls, with a median age of ~42 years. Cases were less educated, more likely to have hypertension and to drink heavily compared to controls. Not only was periodontitis associated with moderate to severe CIS cases vs mild CIS, but the odds of more severe periodontitis were almost fourfold higher among those with moderate-to-severe CIS.
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