Correlation between Heart Disease And Periodontitis
Recently, researchers examined 20 patients suffering from periodontal disease and atherosclerosis (clogging of the blood vessels to the heart that can eventually result in heart failure). In 13 of the 20 patients, they found that periodontal bacteria was present in the atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary vessels. Of the 20 patients examined, those with the more highly progressed and …
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