Association Between Common Systemic Medications and the Presence and Severity of Furcation Involvement: A Cross-Sectional Study
The use of certain systemic medications, particularly for cardiovascular conditions, is independently associated with both a higher likelihood and increased severity of furcation involvement, highlighting the critical need for dental professionals to consider a patient's medication profile as an integral part of periodontal risk assessment.
Authors
- Larry F. Wolff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-5523)
- Georgios S. Chatzopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-8794)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-11-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13222930
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00