Monday, November 14, 2011

Professional dental cleanings may reduce risk of heart attack, stroke

Well, this is interesting:

Professional dental cleanings may reduce risk of heart attack, stroke: Among more than 100,000 people, those who had their teeth scraped and cleaned (tooth scaling) by a dentist or dental hygienist had a 24 percent lower risk of heart attack and 13 percent lower risk of stroke compared to those who had never had a dental cleaning. The participants were followed for an average of seven years.

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