Monday, June 09, 2008

Study Shows Bad Teeth May Increase Heart Disease in Younger Men

Here is a another study showing the correlation between good health, and a healthy mouth. To read more click here

"This is the first study to find a significant association between chronic periodontitis and the risk of coronary heart disease, even after adjusting for important confounding factors," says Thomas Dietrich, MD, DMD, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine and one of the studies authors.

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