University of Helsinki: Patients With Periodontitis Have a Doubled Risk of Stroke Already Before Age 50
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
HELSINKI, Finland, June 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release:
Periodontitis, an inflammation of the structures supporting the teeth, significantly increases the risk of stroke in people under 50 years of age who do not have any known predisposing causes. A recent study indicates that the more the inflammation had progressed in the mouth, the more serious the stroke.
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the mouth that destroy . . .
Periodontitis, an inflammation of the structures supporting the teeth, significantly increases the risk of stroke in people under 50 years of age who do not have any known predisposing causes. A recent study indicates that the more the inflammation had progressed in the mouth, the more serious the stroke.
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the mouth that destroy . . .