Development and Internal Validation of an Exploratory Nomogram for Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden Using Periodontal Parameters.

Researchers developed and internally tested a predictive tool combining periodontal measures to estimate cerebral small vessel disease burden in 234 individuals. While tooth loss and severe periodontitis initially associated with disease burden, they were not independent predictors after accounting for age and hypertension.

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