Chronic periodontitis in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease is associated with elevated serum C-reactive protein concentration and greater intima-media thickness of the carotid artery.

Background: An increasing number of papers have documented the contribution of chronic periodontitis (P) to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to answer the question whether there is an association between periodontal inflammation and atherosclerotic processes in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: Forty-four hemodialysis patients with CKD were considered.

[Oral hygiene in haemodialyzed patients with chronic renal failure].

Unlabelled: The present study aimed to assess the oral hygiene in haemodialyzed patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).

Material And Methods: 44 haemodialyzed patients with CRF were analyzed (18 F and 26 M, mean age 47.4 +/- 1.