Could mouth bacteria
be linked with heart risk? Studies are finding out this is the case.
According to University of Buffalo, research comparing oral bacteria from 386
heart attack patients with oral bacteria from 840 without finds two species of
bacteria are more common among heart attack patients. Overall, heart
patients tended to have higher levels of bacteria in their mouths, but of two
types; Tannerella forsynthesis and Prevotella intermedia. They were
statistically linked to heart attack. Researchers say more study is
needed to determine if these bacteria actually contribute to the heart risk,
but clearly, the studies are pointing in that direction and it's something we
should look at and understand.
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