Periodontal Bacteria Invade the Heart
Periodontal bacteria invade the cardiovascular system to incite inflammation and atherosclerosis, according to recent research published in Circulation. The study examined the effect of polymicrobial…
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Specific Bacteria Affect Severity of Oxidative Stress
Oral pathogens contribute significantly to oxidative stress, according to recent research undertaken at the University of Valencia. Oxidative stress occurs when the body is unable…
Antibodies from Oral Bacteria Linked to Cognitive Decline
Can antibodies be a predictor of future cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease? In a recent study published in PLoS One, researchers at Boston University set…
Perio Bacteria Linked with Low HDL & High Triglycerides
Pathogenic oral bacteria have once again been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study published in Quintessence International. The study…
Pathogens & Plaque—What’s the Connection?
It has been well established that periodontal pathogens are capable of moving around the body, affecting organs and systems in a variety of ways. They…
Do Oral Pathogens Increase Heart Disease Risk?
Research presented in an article in the Journal of the American Society for Microbiology has added another stone to the mountain of research connecting periodontal…
Bacteria Genes Offer New Look at Disease
Researchers from Ohio State University have sequenced the genome of a bacterium closely related to periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia in order to better assess the role…
Perio Disease & Endothelial Function Have Researchers Seeing Red
In a study entitled Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease are increased in untreated chronic periodontitis: a case control study, published in the Australian Dental Journal, researchers examined the…