Healthy Teeth Leads to Healthy Heart

By Pratanu Banerjee, published Jan 13, 2008
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Scientists find that taking care of our teeth proves to be a good way to prevent heart diseases. The periodontal patients show evidence to reaction to bacteria associated with periodontitis. These patients may be prone to developing cardiovascular disease. The scientists studied the long term effects of periodontitis. Kenneth Kornman, editor of the journal of periodontology, thinks that extended bacterial exposure leads to cardiovascular disease. The researchers analyzed the level of bacterial exposure. They also measured the biological indicators of biological exposure. It has been found that people with periodontal disease whose biomarkers showed increase in biological exposure were at a higher risk of developing coronary heart disease or atherogenesis.

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