The research shows a graded relationship with the extent of gum disease and stroke risk, finding that regular dental care was associated with a lower stroke risk.
'This effort is one of the largest, US-based community studies of periodontal disease, dental care utilisation, and ischemic stroke,' lead author, Souvik Sen of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, explained.
'Our results show that individuals who regularly attend the dentist had half the stroke risk of those who do not receive regular dental care. And our study of periodontal disease showed the more severe this is, the higher the risk of future stroke.'
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