Another reason to regularly see your hygienist. Continuing care with your dental hygienist can help reduce the risk of strokes.
Researchers from a general hospital in Taiwan recruited 29,000 volunteers with no history of heart disease over the age of 60. They were questioned about how often they went to see their dentist and hygienist for dental hygiene therapy and then tracked them for five years to see who went on to develop atrial fibrillation.
The international Journal of Cardiology published the results that showed patients who had dental hygiene therapy at least once a year were a third less likely to develop an abnormal heartbeat and the more frequently they had it done, the bigger the benefits. It is thought that bacteria increase the rate at which arteries get blocked.
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