Heart disease influenced by poor oral hygiene

Periodontitis, or gum disease, can more than triple the risk of the person suffering from a heart attack or stroke and is also associated with diabetes. It causes an elevation in lipoproteins in the blood, with low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) contribute to atherosclerosis, or artery hardening and narrowing.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Med India.com

Related Disease Topics:

• Periodontitis
• Gum disease
• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Diabetes
• Atherosclerosis

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About: Heart disease influenced by poor oral hygiene

Date: 4 December 2005

Source: Med India.com

URL: http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?str=2&x=6090

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of heart attack
• Cause of stroke
• Cause of heart disease
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of cerebrovascular disease
• Risk and periodontitis
• Risk and gum disease
• Risk and heart attack
• Risk and stroke
• Risk and diabetes
• Risk and atherosclerosis
• Risk and low density lipoproteins
• Risk and LDLs
• Risk and cholesterol
• Risk and gum inflammation
• Risk and gum infection
• Side effects
• Side effects and gum disease
• Side effects and periodontitis
• Side effects and gum inflammation
• Side effects and gum infection
• Side effects and LDLs
• Side effects and low density lipoproteins

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