Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
ISSN: 2155-9880
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Short Communication
Arterial Hypertension, Morbid Obesity and Periodontal Diseases in Patients Who are Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Exploring the Role of Inflammation
Author(s): Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres*
Arterial hypertension and periodontal diseases in morbidly obese patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery may represent major risk factor for the development ofseveral comorbidities. These patients exhibita chronic inflammatory state caused by inflammatory cytokines. Vascular inflammation consists of the release of inflammatory mediators that increase vascular permeability; promote changes in the cytoskeleton of endothelial cells, which resulting in an imbalance between vasodilation and vasoconstriction.In this process, vasoconstriction becomes more intense, causing an increase in blood pressure and the C-reactive protein plays an important role. Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that the association between periodontitis and arterial hypertension can be mediated by hypertension itself, which causes microcirculatory changes in the gingival tissue, leading to ischemi.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9880.21.12.678