Periodontitis is associated with the risk of subclinical atherosclerosis and peripheral arterial disease in Korean adults.

Background And Aims: We aimed to evaluate the association of periodontitis with the development of early atherosclerotic vascular disease in Korean adults.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 1343 adults aged over 40 years were recruited from a community-based cohort of Yangpyeong county, Korea, during the period 2010-2014. Only dentate individuals were included in the study.

Validation of periodontitis screening model using sociodemographic, systemic, and molecular information in a Korean population.

Background: This study aims to evaluate and validate a periodontitis screening model that includes sociodemographic, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and molecular information, including gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), and blood cytokines.

Methods: The authors selected 506 participants from the Shiwha-Banwol cohort: 322 participants from the 2005 cohort for deriving the screening model and 184 participants from the 2007 cohort for its validation. Periodontitis was assessed by dentists using the community periodontal index.