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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Does Bad Teeth Cause Heart Disease

Health Encyclopedia: Periodontal Disease Complications

Complications


The ultimate outcome of uncontrolled periodontal disease is tooth loss. As the destructive factors cause the breakdown of bone and connective tissue, there remains no anchor for the teeth.

Bad Breath

A much less severe but nevertheless distressing problem caused by periodontal disease is bad breath, although coatings on the tongue may contribute more to bad breath than periodontal disease.

Heart Disease and Stroke

Studies have reported that people who have heart disease have a 1.5 - 4 t...

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Health Guide

Stress: Complications
...women reporting both low and very high stress. Those with moderate stress levels had the lowest risk.Heart DiseaseThe effects of mental stress on heart disease are controversial. Stress can... Read more »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...Each year, more than 1 million Americans will suffer a heart attack and about 500,000 will die from heart disease. High blood cholesterol just like high blood pressure does not cause any symptoms.... Read more »
Stress Test: When are Stress Tests Necessary?
...an unusually high risk for cardiovascular events. If you have already been diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CAD), a stress test may enable the doctor to estimate the severity of the... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you already had a heart attack, keeping your cholesterol under control is... Read more »
Screen for Heart Disease
...for weight control (Curves), others for faddish body development.  Because of the prevalence of heart disease in the United States and the fact that many health-club participants are... Read more »

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