The jury's still out, but studies are pointing to a link between gum disease and heart health. Linda Music helps you brush up on the facts
Over the past few years there has been considerable hype about the correlation between gum health and heart disease. Many scientific studies have shown significant correlations, but not everyone is convinced.
The research
In 2016 a Swedish study examined 805 patients under the age of 75 who had suffered their first acute myocardial infarction (AMI), also known as a heart attack. The study also examined 805 matched controls who had no history of heart problems. Gum disease was more common in patients who had had a heart attack than in the control group. In fact, the study concluded that there was a 49 percent increased risk of AMI among the patients with periodontitis (gum disease). Even after the researchers made adjustments for other variables, such as smoking, the risk remained significantly higher (29 percent).
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