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Patients were scored on the DMFT index for the number of decayed (D), missing (M), and filled (F) teeth (T). We also used the Silness-Loe plaque index (SLI) to evaluate oral hygiene and dental plaque. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to DMFT and SLI criteria. Group I had a DMFT index of 0 to 3 and an SLI score of 0 or 1; group II had a DMFT index of 4 to 28 and an SLI score of 2 or 3.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Results:&lt;\/b&gt; Dental status and oral hygiene were significantly associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness. Patients with increasing DMFT and SLI indices were correlated with intima-media thickness of the carotid artery.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Conclusions:&lt;\/b&gt; Chronic poor oral hygiene and tooth loss are related to subclinical atherosclerotic changes in the carotid arteries and might be indicative of future progression of atherosclerosis.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1532\/hsf98.20121137","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,8,19]],"date-time":"2013-08-19T21:04:22Z","timestamp":1376946262000},"page":"232","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Does Oral Hygiene Trigger Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness?"],"prefix":"10.31083","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Ihsan Sami","family":"Uyar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Veysel","family":"Sahin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mehmet Besir","family":"Akpinar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Feyzi","family":"Abacilar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Faik Fevzi","family":"Okur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ugur","family":"Ozdemir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mehmet","family":"Ates","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elif Filiz","family":"Yasa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"16242","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,8,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"139","DOI":"10.1016\/j.permed.2012.01.006","article-title":"Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque from risk assessment and clinical use to genetic discoveries","volume":"1","author":"S. 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