Take good care of your heart

Studio Odontoiatrico Piergiorgio Testa, Ortisei

Take good care of your heart!

The treating of the gums inflammation helps to lower cardiovascular risk factors by up to 30%: however, a good control of bacterial plaque is important to achieve maximum results.

This is what has emerged from the World Heart Day to which the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP) has taken part. The analysis has shown that brushing teeth at least twice a day lowers the probability of arrhythmias and heart failure by at least 10%.

Preventing gingival inflammation is also important to protect yourself from COVID19: oral bacteria that cause gingivitis can aggravate lung infections and facilitate the airways colonization by infectious agents.