
Treating gum disease could reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes, study suggests
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University College London researchers found that intensive gum disease treatment reduced cardiovascular risk by 10% annually in a two-year study of 135 adults with periodontitis.
Deirdre Bardolf is a lifestyle writer with Fox News Digital.
The randomized controlled trial tracked 135 adults at UCL’s Eastman Dental Institute who had periodontitis, which can stem from poor oral hygiene, genetics, smoking or uncontrolled diabetes, according to the research published this month in the European Heart Journal.
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