http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/srp-viewclip.aspx?id=157149
Abstracts 17704 and 10576 - EMBARGOED UNTIL 11AM ET
November 13, 2011
Study Highlights:
- Taiwan study finds that patients who had professional tooth scraping and cleaning had reduced risks of heart attack and stroke.
- More frequent scraping/cleaning was associated with more reduced risk compared to occasional or never tooth scraping/cleaning
- In a separate study from Sweden, the type of periodontal disease predicted degree of risks for heart attack, stroke and heart failure.http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/srp-viewclip.aspx?id=157149
