Cardiovascular: Page 5

Does perio treatment benefit cardiovascular disease patients?

By Lori Roniger

Periodontal treatment is beneficial for patients with cardiovascular disease, right? Not so fast. A systematic review of high-quality research on the topic found scarce evidence that it could prevent cardiovascular disease recurrence and no proof of the therapy's effectiveness for primary prevention.

December 6, 2017

Week in Review: Blood pressure guidelines; plus Texas reimbursement and stress changes

By Tony Edwards

November 30, 2017

What the new blood pressure guidelines mean for dentists

By Theresa Pablos

The guidelines for evaluating and treating high blood pressure have been updated for the first time in more than a decade. The new recommendations lower the threshold for hypertension and eliminate the prehypertension category.

November 27, 2017

Week in Review: Perio treatment lowers blood pressure? Plus adult visits and dentist earnings

By Tony Edwards

November 16, 2017

Study: Perio treatment alone may lower blood pressure

By Theresa Pablos

Dental treatment may significantly lower the blood pressure of patients at risk for heart disease, a new study has found. Patients with prehypertension who received scaling and root planing ultimately had blood pressure that measured more than 10 points lower than those who did not.

November 14, 2017

Perio treatment aids heart health in people with diabetes

By Lori Roniger

Does periodontal treatment improve the overall health of people with diabetes? A new study examined the effects of periodontal interventions on cardiovascular disease in patients with periodontitis and type 2 diabetes, and found that some therapeutic treatments may reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications.

May 11, 2017

Mixed results seen with alternative sleep apnea device

By Lori Roniger

How effective are mandibular advancement devices, the main alternative to CPAP, for treating severe obstructive sleep apnea? A new randomized study has found that the devices reduced sleep apnea severity and related symptoms but did not improve endothelial dysfunction or blood pressure.

February 23, 2017

Can root canal treatment help heart disease?

By Theresa Pablos

Recommending root canal treatment to potentially prevent a heart attack may seem like a stretch now, but one day it could be reality. A recent research article has linked endodontic lesions to cardiovascular disease.

August 29, 2016

Dental problems linked to heart disease -- again

By Theresa Pablos

Once again, an oral health condition has been linked to heart disease. A new study found that dental patients with prevalent calculus ended up developing chest pain, or angina pectoris, significantly more often than patients with healthy teeth and gums.

July 6, 2016

Study: Devices reduce blood pressure in sleep apnea patients

By Donna Domino

Both continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement devices reduce blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study. There was no significant difference between the blood pressure outcomes with the two therapies, but CPAP had a considerably higher probability of reducing systolic pressure, the researchers found.

January 4, 2016

New review highlights periodontitis link with heart disease

By Tony Edwards

The role dentists and hygienists can play in helping patients reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease is highlighted in a new literature review in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. The review further links periodontitis and the risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.

April 15, 2015

Propofol + nitrous oxide may avoid sedation hypotension

By Rob Goszkowski

Hypotension is a risk associated with the administration of propofol. Now Japanese researchers have found that combining it with nitrous oxide leads to better sedation and smaller reduction of blood pressure.

July 21, 2014

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