Periodontal Disease Linked to Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
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"Brushing and flossing could do more than just maintain healthy teeth and gums; they also could help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with diabetes. Inflammatory processes may be the key to an emerging link between periodontal disease and an increased risk of mortality among people with type 2 diabetes, recent research suggests. "The teeth may be a window into the heart," says investigator Robert G. Nelson, MD, PhD, of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Phoenix, Ariz. "It isn't that rotten teeth are causing the heart to fail; they're just reflecting different elements of the same inflammatory process." A prospective longitudinal study of 626 people reported in Diabetes Care shows that the risk of mortality from ischemic heart disease and diabetic nephropathy among those with severe periodontal disease is more than three times that of their counterparts with normal oral health.
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