Clean Teeth and No vascluar disease

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Keep your teeth clean and you can reduce vascular disease. This is the implication of this study from VA.

The VA Normative Aging and Dental Longitudinal Studies in Boston followed 1200 men for up to 35 years and gave clear evidence of an association between chronic periodontitis and the risk of coronary heart disease independent of classical risk factors. We also know that periodontitis causes endothelial dysfunction together with systemic inflammation and endothelial function can be improved after successful periodontal treatment - however no true causal relation between periodontitis and vascular disease has been evidenced.
Regular dental care with treatment of periodontitis using local dental and antibiotic therapy with maybe even a statin seems advisable in patients at risk for atherosclerotic disease, because poor oral health and the presence of periodontitis may negatively affect the blood vessel wall. Read more...