(HealthDay News) -- People who visit the dentist regularly to have their teeth cleaned may lower their risk for heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.<\/p>
The finding is to be presented Sunday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting, in Orlando, Fla.<\/p>
In following more than 100,000 people with no history of heart problems or stroke for an average of seven years, researchers from Taiwan found those who had their teeth scraped and cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist at least twice a year for two years had a 24 percent lower risk for heart attack and a 13 percent lower risk for stroke compared to those who never went to the dentist or only went once in two years.<\/p>
\"Protection from heart disease and stroke was more pronounced in participants who got tooth scaling at least once a year,\" said Dr. Emily (Zu-Yin) Chen, a cardiology fellow at the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei in a news release from the American Heart Association. Read more...<\/a> Source: (HealthDay News) -- People who visit the dentist regularly to have their teeth cleaned may lower their risk for heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.The finding is to be presented Sunday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting, in … Continue reading
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