Brushing teeth could help prevent heart attacks and strokes. - Association between periodontitis and blood vessel dysfunction, heart attack and stroke

Brushing teeth could prevent heart attacks and strokes

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"The findings from scientists at University College London and the University of Connecticut in the US are reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine. John Deanfield, from the UCL Institute of Child Health, said: "Previous studies have shown an association between periodontitis and blood vessel dysfunction, heart attack and stroke.

"However, a clinical trial was required to test whether these links could be causal. This is the first time that a direct link has been made between treatment for gum disease and improved circulatory function, which is relevant to some of the UK's biggest killers: heart attack and stroke.

"This finding therefore has potential implications for public health, but further studies are required to determine whether the treatment of severe periodontitis could directly contribute to the prevention of disease of the arteries (atherosclerosis), stroke and heart attacks.""

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