Gum disease treatment can prevent heart disease

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/fi-fsd041415.php

Public Release: 14-Apr-2015
Forsyth Institute

A new study from the Forsyth Institute is helping to shed more light on the important connection between the mouth and heart. According to research recently published online by the American Heart Association, scientists at Forsyth and Boston University have demonstrated that using an oral topical remedy to reduce inflammation associated with periodontitis, more commonly known as gum disease, also results in the prevention of vascular inflammation and can lower the risk of heart attack.

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