Toothbrush not only help maintain the cleanliness of the mouth and teeth. Diligent brushing teeth twice a day can prevent someone from having a heart attack.
The scientists said that people who are lazy to keep cleaning your teeth and mouth have a higher chance of suffering from heart problems. This strengthens the evidence that gum disease makes a person more susceptible to heart disease.
However, this research is the first time reveal the link between heart disease with tooth brushing habits.
Researchers found the bacteria that enter from the mouth into the bloodstream to activate the immune system. This will make the blood vessel walls become inflamed and narrowed, or make fat deposition in arteries, causing further narrowing.
A study found that people who never or rarely have to brush your teeth 70 percent chance of suffering from heart disease than people who diligently brushing teeth twice a day.
In previous studies, researchers found that healthy teeth and gums can lead to bad 700 species of bacteria into the bloodstream. This condition can increase the risk of heart attack regardless of whether that person is healthy or not.
In this study, researchers from University College London analyzed data of more than 11,000 people with an average age of 50 years. Participants were asked to answer the question how often brushed his teeth and visiting the dentist.
After eight years later there were 555 cases of serious heart problems with the 170 fatal cases. It turned out that got people who never or rarely have a chance to brush my teeth by 70 percent for heart disease. This condition will be exacerbated if a person has obesity, smoking or unhealthy life patterns.
"Our results strengthen the relationship between oral health and heart disease risk, this suggests that brushing your teeth also has an important role for heart health," said researcher Professor Richard Watt, as quoted from Dailymail, Friday (28/05/2010).
Professor Damien Walmsley, scientific adviser of the British Dental Association revealed that there are several studies that link various health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and even dementia associated with poor oral health.
However, further research is still needed to confirm whether this is just coincidence, or indeed a cause for sure.
"Whatever the correct result would be, we can say with certainty that the diligent brushing your teeth twice a day is an important thing to maintain healthy teeth and gums as well as make other organs remain healthy," said Prof Walmsley.
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