tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66957406719270890432011-04-21T14:46:01.826-07:00david ostreicherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054204260995025092noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695740671927089043.post-31069003761072294292008-12-21T19:05:00.000-08:002008-12-21T19:11:31.123-08:00The articles keep coming in the medical journals! The December 12,2008 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">issue</span> of The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FASEB</span> Journal (The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) shows a clear link between periodontal disease and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">endothelial</span> dysfunction. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">endothelium</span> is the inner lining of the coronary arteries.<br />Authors Stefania <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Piconi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">et</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">al</span>. sum it all up this way: "Treatment of periodontal disease results in improvements of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">endothelial</span> dysfunction and reduction of the carotid <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">intima</span>-media thickness."<br />It is time to redefine periodontal disease: It is a putrid, festering infection of the mouth, the 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span> independent risk factor for heart attacks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6695740671927089043-3106900376107229429?l=cardiodontics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>david ostreicherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054204260995025092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695740671927089043.post-56812509592451238382008-12-15T09:56:00.000-08:002008-12-15T10:00:29.796-08:00There have been hundreds of articles in the medical literature that show that periodontal disease is a risk factor for heart attacks, low birth weight infants, and diabetes. They talk about this connection on "The View" and Oprah Winfrey. I wrote a book about it.<br /><br />Why don't more people know about this connection? More importantly, why don't more dentists? Finally, why doesn't the dental society do something about this?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6695740671927089043-5681250959245123838?l=cardiodontics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>david ostreicherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054204260995025092noreply@blogger.com1