{"id":9043,"date":"2025-10-27T21:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=9043"},"modified":"2025-10-27T21:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:15:27","slug":"summary-poor-oral-health-and-cardiovascular-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/summary-poor-oral-health-and-cardiovascular-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary: Poor Oral Health and Cardiovascular Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Summary: Poor Oral Health and Cardiovascular Risk<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: October 22, 2025 \u2013 Journal of the AAN (American Academy of Neurology)<\/div>\n<div>(21-year follow-up study showing that poor oral health (gum disease + cavities) is strongly associated with higher stroke and heart-attack risk).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Keynotes:<\/div>\n<div>1.\u2060 \u2060Study Overview:<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Data from nearly 6,000 adults (mean age 63) with no prior heart or stroke history were followed for a median of 21 years.<\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Key Findings:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Individuals with gum disease + cavities had an 86% higher stroke risk.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Gum disease alone increased stroke risk by 44%.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Those with both conditions faced a 36% higher risk of any major cardiovascular event (heart attack or stroke).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060These associations persisted after adjusting for confounding factors.<\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Protective Effect of Dental Care:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Regular dentist visits were linked to an 81% lower risk of having both gum disease and cavities.<\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Interpretation:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060According to lead author Dr. Souvik Sen (University of South Carolina), improving oral hygiene may play a meaningful role in stroke prevention.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060\u201cTaking care of your teeth and gums isn\u2019t just about your smile\u2014it could help protect your brain.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><span> 5. Causality Note:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060The study shows a strong association, not direct causation.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Further research is needed to clarify biological mechanisms linking oral inflammation to vascular disease.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurology.org\/doi\/10.1212\/WN9.0000000000000036\">https:\/\/www.neurology.org\/doi\/10.1212\/WN9.0000000000000036<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Poor Oral Health and Cardiovascular Risk Source: October 22, 2025 \u2013 Journal of the AAN (American Academy of Neurology) (21-year follow-up study showing that poor oral health (gum disease + cavities) is strongly associated with higher stroke and heart-attack risk). Keynotes: 1.\u2060 \u2060Study Overview: \u2022\u2060\u00a0 \u2060Data from nearly 6,000 adults (mean age 63) with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9044,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9043\/revisions\/9044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}