Dental evaluation and dental prophylaxis at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months and standard oral hygiene instruction.

Dental evaluation at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months. Plus one or more sessions as needed at baseline of full mouth supra- and sub-gingival scaling and root planing, plus oral hygiene instruction. Additional sessions as necessary to remove remaining local factors and treat inflammation and bacteria overgrowth. Additional evaluations and therapy at 2 months or as needed based on therapeutic response. If bleeding on probing levels do not decrease to <20% of sites following initial therapy or at subsequent visits, intermediate treatment visits will be scheduled. Each participant will be instructed to use half of a capful of 0.12% chlorhexidine twice a day during active treatment including two weeks beyond the treatment visit.

Carotid Stenosis

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Periodontitis

Dental evaluation at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months.

Standard Treatment

Intensive Treatment

University of Maryland - Administrative Center

Dental Carotid Cognitive Study

Treatment of Periodontitis to Prevent Dementia in Older Adults With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Mild Cognitive Impairment

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is 30 item screening tool used to detect cognitive impairment. Score: 30 points (maximum), 0 points (minimum). Higher scores indicate better cognitive function. Differences in rate of change of MoCA score in those on intensive treatment for periodontitis and those receiving standard care.

Dental plaque and saliva samples will be analyzed for differences in species of oral microbial biology between those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Oral microbiome will be characterized using molecular genetic methods.

Stool samples will be analyzed for differences in species of oral microbial biology between those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Stool microbiome will be characterized using molecular genetic methods.

Differences in inflammatory markers such as Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha found in blood samples in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis.

Brain metabolic activity or glucose metabolism will be determined using the FDG-PET scan by reporting results as SUVR and compared in those on intensive treatment for periodontitis and those receiving standard treatment for periodontitis.

Change in Digit Span score as a measure of working memory in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Raw score: 0-30, t score 19-77

Change in Hopkins Verbal Learning test score in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Total raw score: 0 (minimum)-36 (maximum), t score 19-77. Higher scores indicate higher functioning.

Change in Brief Visuospatial Memory test score in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Total raw score : 0 (minimum)-36 (maximum), t score 19-77. Higher scores indicate higher functioning.

Change in Trail Making Test (A+B) score as a measure of visual attention and task switching in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Range: 10-400 seconds; t score 19-77. Lower times indicate higher functioning.

Change in Controlled Oral Word Association Test as a measure of verbal fluency score in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Total raw score : 0 (minimum)-90 (maximum); t score 19-77. Higher scores indicate higher functioning.

Change in Boston Naming Test score as a measure of confrontational word retrieval in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Total raw score : 0 (minimum)-60 (maximum); t score 19-77. Higher scores indicate higher functioning.

Change in Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test score as a measure of abstract reasoning ability in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Number of categories score : 0 (minimum)-6(maximum); t score 19-77. Higher scores indicate higher functioning.

Change in Grooved Pegboard Test score as a measure of visual-motor coordination in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. Range: 10-500 seconds; t score 19-77. Lower times indicate higher functioning.

Change in composite cognitive function in those on standard care compared to those on intensive treatment for periodontitis. T scores (19-77) of individual neuropsychological tests will be averaged to compute composite scores. Neuropsychological tests include: Digit span, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, Brief Visuospatial Memory test, Trail Making Test (A+B), Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Grooved Pegboard Test, Boston Naming Test, Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Brajesh Lal

Study Principal Investigator

University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, College Park

Baltimore VA Medical Center

This study will randomize 60 subjects ≥65 years old with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS), mild to moderate cognitive impairment and periodontitis. These 60 patients will be randomized to two groups (intensive vs. standardized periodontal treatment). As randomization will be computer generated, the likelihood of randomization to either group is 50:50.

Carotid artery plaques removed by treatment with carotid endarterectomy.

Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis With Infarction

Oslo University Hospital

Advanced Ultrasound Methods in the Assessment of Carotid Plaque Instability

Advanced Ultrasound Methods in the Assessment of Carotid Plaque Instability.

Ultrasound (including SMI, CEUS, SWI), blood test, clinical symptoms and cerebral MRI at inclusion and at one year follow-up

Ultrasound, blood tests, clinical assessment, cerebral MRI, histology of carotid artery plaques (if treated with carotid endarterectomy)

Clinical assessment, ultrasound, cerebral MRI, blood tests, histology if removed carotid plaque

Mona Skjelland

Consultant, Associate professor

University of Oslo

Subjects having periapical disease diagnosed clinically and radiographically and free from any other systemic illness. FMD and c-IMT will be determined by ultrasound

Healthy subject. FMD and c-IMT will be determined by ultrasound

Apical Periodontitis

The diameter of the target artery (right brachial artery) will be measured from two- dimensional ultrasound images, with a 70 MHz linear array transducer and a standard 128XP/10 system (Acuson, Mountain View, California, USA).
c-IMT will be assessed by M-mode ultrasonography via a vivid 7 MHz linear array transducer and a standard 128XP/10 system (Acuson, Mountain View, California, USA) with participants in the supine position.

FMD and c-IMT

Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences

Association of Endodontic Infection With Cardiovascular Disease.

Association of Endodontic Infection With Cardiovascular Disease Via Non-invasive Assessment of Endothelial Function

The primary outcome variables observed for the study will be the difference in the FMD and c-IMT of the test group and control group.

carotid stenosis/nicotina

Dental Carotid Cognitive Study

Advanced Ultrasound Methods in the Assessment of Carotid Plaque Instability

Association of Endodontic Infection With Cardiovascular Disease.

An Observational Study of Natural History of Cardiovascular Diseases

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