Keeping your teeth lowers heart disease risk
It is no secret that the health of your mouth is related to the development of different cardiovascular disorders. Reported in studies published over the past 15 years, researchers in Sweden recently conducted a study to investigate if different parameters of oral health are linked with future death from different cardiovascular disorders.
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It is no secret that the health of your mouth is related to the development of different cardiovascular disorders.
Reported in studies published over the past 15 years, researchers in Sweden recently conducted a study to investigate if different parameters of oral health are linked with future death from different cardiovascular disorders.
The study, published in the Journal of Periodontology included more than 7,000 participants aged 20 to 89 years. At the start of the study, participants received a dental examination and were assessed for the number of teeth remaining, severity of periodontal
disease, number of deepened periodontal pockets, and gum bleeding on probing. Following these examinations, participants were followed up 12 years later.
Results from the study found a person with fewer than 10 of their own teeth had seven times greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease than an individual of the same age and of the same sex with more than 25 teeth remaining.
The researchers concluded the study showed a relationship between the number of teeth in a person’s mouth and death from cardiovascular disease – in particular coronary heart disease.
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