Dental teeth at least once a week are linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by blood clots and irregular cardiac beats, according to a new study.
Research, which will be presented next week Stroke Conference 2025, is examining that people follow oral hygiene habits such as brushing and dental thread.
“A recent global health report has revealed that oral diseases – such as untreated dental caries and gum diseases – affected 3.5 billion people in 2022, making health conditions. More widespread “, the main author of the Souvik Sen study of the University of Carolina in the south of South Carolina known as.
“We have sought to determine what behavior of oral hygiene, dental silk, brushing or regular dentist visits have the greatest impact on stroke prevention.”
Researchers have determined the extent of the dental thread at home using a structured questionnaire for more than 6,000 people. They found that among those who pointed out dental silk, 4,092 had not undergone stroke and 4,050 had not been diagnosed with an irregular heart rate.
The irregular heart rate has been shown to be potentially led to a stroke, heart failure or other cardiac complications.
Participants also shared data on health parameters such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, body mass index, education, regular brushing and dentist visits.
More than 25 years of follow -up, 434 participants were identified as having strokes, 147 from larger brainstem of the artery, 97 from clots focused on the heart and 95 were hardening of the smallest arteries .
It was noted that around 1,291 of participants experienced an irregular heart rate.
An analysis of the data revealed that dental silk was linked to a 22% risk of ischemic stroke, a condition in which blood flow to the brain is blocked.
Researchers have also found that the habit of dental hygiene is associated with a risk of 44% of blood clots on a heart trip and about 12% risk of irregular cardiac rhythms.
This link is independent of regular brushing, routine dental visits or other oral hygiene behaviors, scientists said.
More frequent dental silk seems to be more likely to reduce the risk of stroke, they say.
“Oral health behavior is linked to inflammation and hardening of the arteries.
“Many people have expressed that dental care is expensive. Dental silk is a healthy habit that is easy to adopt, affordable and accessible everywhere.”
