Azza Muhammad Nasr Mahmoud

Assessment of Oxidized low-density lipoprotein level as a marker of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic periodontitis before and after non - surgical periodontal therapy / تقييم مستوى الدهون المتأكسده منخفضة الكثافة كمؤشر لأمراض القلب فى مرضى إلتهاب سمحاق السنخ المزمن قبل وبعد علاج اللثة الغير جراحى Azza Muhammad Nasr Mahmoud ; Supervised Ayman Abouelenen Ahmed , Manal Mohammed Kamal - Cairo : Azza Muhammad Nasr Mahmoud , 2011 - 99 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Periodontology

Objective : Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a marker of cardiovascular disease the purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of ox-LDL in patients with chronic periodontitis as well as the effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on ox-LDL serum levels . Results : Ox-LDL levels showed statistically significant decrease after non- surgical periodontal treatment for both cardiac / periodontitis patients and periodontitis only patients



Cardiovascular disease Chronic periodontitis Oxidized low-density lipoprotein