There's
a correlation between your dental health and your overall wellness.
According
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are numerous risk
factors for heart attacks, including age, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, and heredity. There are, however, fewer evident factors that can
influence your chances of having a catastrophic cardiovascular incident.
According to one study,
there is also a dental problem that can play a role.
Study
Establishes Connection Between Gum Disease and Heart Damage
According
to a study published in the Journal of Periodontology by scientists from the Forsyth
Institute and Harvard University, people with periodontitis are more likely to
have significant cardiovascular events. Doctors discovered a relationship
between active gum disease inflammation and arterial inflammation, linked to
heart attacks, strokes, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events.
The
participants in the study were 304 people who had CT scans of their arteries
and gums at the start and four years later. Thirteen of them went on to have serious
cardiovascular events. After adjusting for other risk factors, the researchers
discovered that periodontal inflammation was predictive of cardiovascular
events.
In a
press release, Dr Thomas Van Dyke, Senior Member of Staff at Forsyth, verified
that "this is certainly related to those who have currently active
inflammatory disease."
Ignoring
the Warning Signs Can "Be Dangerous," According to a Researcher
It's
worth noting that persons who had previously experienced bone loss due to
periodontal disease were not at an elevated risk of cardiovascular events; only
those with inflated, according to researchers, they were. The link could be
that local periodontal inflammation stimulates and mobilizes cell signalling
through bone marrow, causing artery researchers.
"Ignoring your periodontal disease may be harmful and may boost your risk for a heart attack," Van Dyke said. If necessary, see a dentist.