The loss of teeth increases the risk of heart attack

Thanks to a new study of Swedish scientists have found a relationship between the state of human teeth and cardiovascular system. Doctors say that the loss of teeth increases the risk of coronary heart disease.

The study of this relationship was conducted at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden) for 12 years. The observations took part 7674 the volunteer. The vast majority of these people suffer periodontal diseases, that is, fabrics which adjoin tooth   and help retain it in the hole.

As a result of observations of the Swedish scientists concluded: at loss teeth significantly increased risk of dying from myocardial infarction   - The most dangerous form coronary heart disease   ( CHD ). Moreover, the smaller own teeth It is a human, increases the greater the risk of heart disease .

During the study, 629 participants died volunteers. Half of them - 200 people - died of heart disease . The analysis showed that if a person has kept 10 own teeth The risk of dying from CHD   it has several times higher than in humans with 25 or more natural teeth.

According to Anders Holmlund, the head of the research group, the number of remaining a person own teeth   - A reliable indicator of inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, which a man suffered a lifetime and that is a powerful risk factor heart disease . (READ MORE)

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