Cholesterol Drugs May Reduce Gum Disease Risk, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Study

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Statins, commonly prescribed medications for lowering cholesterol, also reduced inflammation associated with gum disease in a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study suggests that steps taken to reduce gum disease may also reduce inflammation in the arteries and vice versa. “Periodontal disease is characterized by chronic gum inflammation and affects approximately 50 percent of the U.S. adult population,” said Ahmed Tawkol, MD, co-director of the Cardiac Imaging Trials Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and co-author of the study.

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