Adults With Periodontal Disease Are More Likely To Develop Cardiovascular Disease, Research Indicates

Adults With Periodontal Disease Are More Likely To Develop Cardiovascular Disease, Research Indicates

Adults With Periodontal Disease Are More Likely To Develop Cardiovascular Disease, Research Indicates

Healio (1/19, Schaffer) reports in continuing coverage that “adults with a recorded diagnosis of a periodontal disease, including gingivitis and periodontitis, are more likely to develop” cardiovascular disease and “other chronic diseases compared with patients without a diagnosis, researchers” found. The findings were published in BMJ Open.

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