Oop! #Socialites, are you brushing your teeth before going to bed each night? If not, experts are now warning that if you don’t already have a habit of cleaning your mouth before going to sleep, you are “increasing your risk of cardiovascular disease.”
Experts say being that you are leaving behind bacteria in the mouth that can cause inflammation throughout the body, and later cause diseases to develop. These diseases include: coronary heart disease (angina, heart attacks, heart failure); stroke and transient ischemic attack (mini stroke); peripheral arterial disease; and aortic disease.
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Now, previous studies have already shown how important it is to take care of our mouths, especially before and after any surgeries related to cancer or other diseases. The studies even proved how the time of brushing our teeth is super important for not only keeping our mouths clean, but how brushing plays a role in minimizing risks of other diseases and heart problems.
In the latest study conducted by Japan’s Osaka University Hospital, which took place from April 2013 to March 2016, researchers looked at the tooth-brushing habits of 1,675 people, all aged 20 and over. Of those participants, some of them were either hospitalized or outpatients of the hospital’s dental unit.
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Once gathered for the study, the researchers divided the participants into four groups, based upon their reported habits: 1) Group MN brushed their teeth twice daily (once in the morning and once at night); 2) Group Night only brushed their teeth at night; 3) Group M only brushed their teeth in the morning; and 4) Group None did not brush their teeth at all.
In addition to the tooth-brushing habits of the participants, other factors taken into consideration were their periodontal health and follow-up results, tooth mobility, tooth count, age, gender, and smoking history. The objective of the study was to understand if there were any potential differences related to the prior mentioned tooth-brushing behaviors.
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The team of researchers also looked at the participants’ tooth-brushing habits against hospitalizations for heart failure, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and valvular and aortic diseases needing surgery. They researchers would soon learn that both participants who did not smoke and only brushed in the morning and participants who did not brush at all, showed the worst prognosis when they were hospitalized with a cardiovascular health problem.
Meanwhile, participants who brushed twice daily and those who only brushed at night, had higher survival rates whenever hospitalized. And without much needing to say, the smokers of the groups, often fared worst overall.
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