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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / December 2004Periodontal Disease and Coronary Artery Disease
I thought this was very interesting....... "The results of this study showed that periodontitis in cardiac patients was significantly more frequent than in non-cardiac patients." said Professor E.H. Rompen, Department of Periodontology - Dental Surgery, C.H.U. Li?ge, Belgium. "We found that 91% of patients with cardiovascular disease suffered from moderate to severe periodontitis, while this proportion was 66% in the non-cardiac patients." Periodontitis seems to influence the occurrence and the severity of coronary artery disease and increases the risk of heart attack or stroke, and the study proposes two hypotheses for this occurrence. One hypothesis is that periodontal pathogens could enter the bloodstream, invade the blood vessel walls and ultimately cause atherosclerosis. (Atherosclerosis is a multistage process set in motion when cells lining the arteries are damaged as a result of high blood pressure, smoking, toxic substances, and other agents.) Full story is here http://www.perio.org/consumer/coronary-disease.htm?rss  SignatureJohn Chewter http://www.keyneimage.co.uk Simple answer ...... People without insurance do not see the doc regularly and may have various other bad lifestyle habits. That plus periodontal disease (neglect) are often caused by being poor. No cause/effect from perio/cardiac. Joel >I thought this was very interesting....... >"The results of this study showed that periodontitis in cardiac patients was [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Full story is here http://www.perio.org/consumer/coronary-disease.htm?rss I understand that but its not what the research infers. > Simple answer ...... > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >>Full story is here http://www.perio.org/consumer/coronary-disease.htm?rss >I understand that but its not what the research infers. That reminds me of a study done many years ago. The study showed a correlation between drinking caffeine-free coffee, and dying of Heart problems. They somehow published the study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The TV and newspapers ran stories for a few weeks talking about this study. People started drinking regular coffee again. It took a while for the public to wake up and realize that people with pre- existing heart trouble were more likely to be drinking caffeine free coffee, and were already at high risk for dying from cardiac problems. Bad research getting good publicity. .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA Writing on a tablet PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my poor handwriting. >>I understand that but its not what the research infers. > >That reminds me of a study done many years ago. The study showed a >correlation between drinking caffeine-free coffee, and dying of Heart >problems. I was just thinking of that! >They somehow published the study in the New England Journal >of Medicine. The TV and newspapers ran stories for a few weeks [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Writing on a tablet PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my poor handwriting. > I understand that but its not what the research infers. The researchers seem to have placed their bets on which is the chicken and which is the egg in this discussion, but I have not really read anything that shows me how they did so. My experience has shown me that what Joel says is true. Many of the same habits that contribute to cardiac disease will also have detrimental effect on other parts of the body. Another study along these same lines is the link between sleep apnea and cardiac disease and/or high blood pressure. There is a correlation, but it is also evident that a high percentage of people with sleep apnea are grossly obese. So...is the apnea causing problems, or is it the obesity? Which is the chicken, which is the egg. I have seen too many "studies" that seem to draw conclusions that defy common sense. T >> I understand that but its not what the research infers. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >the same habits that contribute to cardiac disease will also have detrimental >effect on other parts of the body. There is high correlation between dental bridgework and cable TV. Does that mean that watching cable TV leads to missing teeth? Joel >Another study along these same lines is the link between sleep apnea and cardiac >disease and/or high blood pressure. There is a correlation, but it is also [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >T > There is high correlation between dental bridgework and cable TV. Does > that mean that watching cable TV leads to missing teeth? > > Joel Statistics can be fun, and entertaining! http://www.burns.com/wcbspurcorl.htm 1. Get data on all the fires in San Francisco for the last ten years. 2. Correlate the number of fire engines at each fire and the damages in dollars at each fire. Note the significant relationship between number of fire engines and the amount of damage. Conclude that fire engines cause the damage. There are many other less silly examples, but the general theme is that many have confused association with causation. T This is a nice story: http://braden.weblogger.com/2004/12/08 Why you should clean your teeth (in Iraq) - Its actually very good and interesting. >>> I understand that but its not what the research infers. >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >>T |
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