Gum disease has not been proven to cause heart disease or stroke.
Gum disease has not been proven to cause heart disease or stroke, and treating gum disease hasn’t been proven to prevent heart disease or stroke either, this according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. Keeping teeth and gums healthy is still important for your overall health care.
However, an American Heart Association expert committee – made up of cardiologists, dentists and infectious diseases specialists found no conclusive scientific evidence that gum disease, (periodontal disease), causes or increases the rates of cardiovascular diseases.