Plaque Removal Could Help Prevent a Heart Attack

Gum disease is a source of inflammation that may spread to other body organs. Inflammation may have adverse effects on the heart leading to stroke and heart disease. Brushing teeth with a plaque-fighting toothpaste reduce heart disease risk similar to taking statin drugs — without the side effects.

Key takeaways:

•       Thoroughly brushing teeth with plaque-fighting toothpaste helps to keep gums healthy, preventing damaging inflammation in arteries which reduces risk of stroke and heart attacks.
• Using plaque-fighting toothpaste was successful leading to a 29 percent drop in inflammation levels.
• Other measures that help prevent accumulation of plaque include reducing sugar consumption.

The reduction in C-reactive protein seen with the better tooth cleaning could translate into a reduced risk of heart disease, but this would require a much larger and longer-term study to prove.

Read the full story here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/19/how-brushing-your-teeth-could-help-prevent-a-heart-attack/

Posted by adwords on 10th November 2016, under Miscellaneous

Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

Dr. Little is also an experienced Facial Aesthetistician, including Botulinum toxins (such as Botox) and Dermafillers. She appreciates how simple and subtle changes to smooth and relax muscles can “freshen” a face, to look younger.

In her personal time, she loves to cook, read, run, practice yoga and pilates, play a bad game of tennis and am now learning to play golf. She loves Art and Theatre and support the Tate Modern. She also enjoys writing and has a book in the works.