Could dental disease contribute to increased risk of stroke?

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Researchers recently demonstrated an association between gum disease and the increased risk of stroke due to potential blockages of the main blood vessels leading to the brain (carotid artery). These blockages, or atheromas, contain calcium and can be detected on dental panoramic radiographs.

Given this provocative finding, a UCLA study was conducted to determine if dental disease depicted on a panoramic radiograph is more prevalent among people with atheromas seen on their dental radiograph than among people without atheromas but matched for stroke risk factors (body mass, smoking history, need for medications to control hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes).

The group with carotid atheromas seen on dental panoramic radiographs was found to have more dental disease, as determined by the number of teeth with decay, missing teeth, and the amount of bone loss around teeth, than the group without any radiographically detectable atheromas.

The results of this study indicate that dental disease may play a role in the formation of carotid atheromas in patients already at risk for stroke.
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Could dental disease contribute to increased risk of stroke?
 
shucks!! so much time goes in brushing teeth , having a bath,going to the loo.and these peeps come up with new ways of doing all that for a little longer! tsh tsh!
 
This has been planted by dentists I tell you!!! They have bought a bunch of fancy new equipment and now they need us to come in and pay for it!
 
I hate Dentist's once they drilled my teeth to fill it with some white cement...............that too when I was a kid poor me :( I was in fifth std ,well I use to hav a lot of chocolates but still ................

From that day I started to take good care of my teeth :D and I have never visited a dentist after that................and I never even want 2........
 
For some reason, I dont think thats even true.

Next thing we know, theyll say that If you dont Tongue Clean 2-4 times a day, youll loose your tasting sense :rofl:

OT :

Ive only been to a dentist once :p.. It was to get my cavity filled, Silver filling :O...

Since then I cut down my chocolate consumption by like 80% :mad:.

I hate dentists too ! :mad:
 
even i went when i was a kid..... to fill in cavity...looks like everyone here has been a spoilt little brat, high on chocolates!!

havent been there since.... dont hate em though :D
 
I'm still High on Chocolate COnsumption :D .. Teeth perfect. Took a vow a few years back that I'll keep my number of vists to the dentist to 0 :eek:hyeah: .. atleast till I'm 50 :p
 
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