If you are a patient in this practice, you have heard us mention the 'link' between a healthy mouth and a healthy body. The studies proving the link between gum disease and heart problems, diabetes, stroke and other serious health issues are widely known.
A finding being presented Sunday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting suggests that people who visit the dentist regularly to have their teeth cleaned may lower their risk for heart attack and stroke.
In following more than 100,000 people with no history of heart problems or stroke for an average of seven years, researchers found those who had their teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist at least twice a year for two years, had a 24 percent lower risk for heart attack and a 13 percent lower risk for stroke compared to those who never went to the dentist or only went once in two years.
Let us help you lower your risk. Call today and schedule that overdue cleaning... it may very well save your life.
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