Ft. Lauderdale Periodontist News on Healthy Teeth, Healthy Heart

News From Your Ft. Lauderdale Periodontist

Ft. Lauderdale patients want to know – “can taking care of your teeth also be a good way to take care of your heart for a healthier, longer life?”

Researchers seem to think so. And a number of recent studies around the world continue to show that taking care of your teeth can be a way to impact your overall health.

This is especially true for patients who are beyond ‘just keeping their teeth clean’ but who are addressing real dental problems – needing implants, tackling advanced gum disease or seeking ways to fix their smile with corrective periodontal procedures.

See below for highlights from an article in the Medical News today or read more at MedicalNewsToday.com.

“Researchers at Columbia University in New York suggest that if you look after your gums, you could also be reducing your risk of heart disease. They claim that improving dental care slows the speed with which plaque builds up in the arteries.

Writing in a recent online issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, they report a prospective study that shows how improving gum health is linked to a clinically significant slower progression of atherosclerosis, the process where plaque builds up in arteries and increases a person’s risk of heart disease, stroke and death.

The results showed that both improved gum health and a reduction in the proportion of bacteria linked to periodontal disease correlated to a slower progression of atherosclerosis, as measured by IMT.”

Dental care “slows the speed at which plaque builds up in the arteries” of the heart. That’s an important connection and one more thing to consider when taking care of your teeth.

Speak with a Ft. Lauderdale area Periodontist Today About Your Heart Health

If you have questions for a periodontist – what we do, how we can help your smile, how we treat gum disease or what services we provide for ‘fixing smiles’ – please contact our offices. We’d be happy to talk more with you!

Deerfield Beach office: (954) 427-5700