Students’ Gum Disease Linked to High Blood Pressure
When you think of someone with hypertension (more commonly known as high blood pressure), you probably don’t picture a twenty-year old. Indeed, most studies exploring…
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Oral Biofilm & LDL Contribute to Atherosclerosis Together
A health mouth and a healthy body are strongly linked, as leading research continues to show. This is especially true regarding cardiovascular health. A recent study…
Perio Treatment Reduces Lp-PLA2 Levels 30%
Groundbreaking research released today in Cardiovascular System has found an important connection between pathogen-directed treatment of periodontal disease and Lp-PLA2 levels. The research showed a…
6 Ways to Integrate Medical & Dental Care
Physicians may be looking right past their patients’ oral health, and it’s not out of negligence. After all, physicians who left school before 2008 received…
Where Dentistry Meets Advanced Inflammation Testing
Inflammation is the key cause for most of our serious chronic diseases—cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease, to name a few—and…
Why is Meditation Good for Health?
It has become common knowledge in recent years that mindful meditation can effect positive influences on health—specifically, cardiovascular disease, stress, and metabolism. But do you…
Periodontal Disease Doubles Risk for Stroke Compared to Diabetes
At the 89th International Association for Dental Research, Chief Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation Dr. Nigel Carter presented surprising research examining periodontal disease…
The Daily Routine that Could Give You a Heart Attack
Certain mouthwashes may spell disaster for overall health, according to a recent study. The research, published in Free Radical Biology & Medicine shows that daily…
Healthy Gums, Healthy Heart
Research is once again showing that oral care is good for the heart. A study recently released in the Journal of the American Heart Association…
Inflammation Testing Proving Valuable Predictor of Cardiac Risk for Corporate Wellness Programs
Cleveland HeartLab CEO to present findings at Health & Wellness Congress http://www.clevelandheartlab.com/. (PRNewsFoto/Cleveland HeartLab Inc.) CLEVELAND, Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Leading companies are increasingly recognizing that traditional…