Oral hygiene, quality of life, and risk of heart failure
Good oral hygiene (i.e., regular toothbrushing/flossing) and a recent dental visit were protective against HF. If poor oral health is established as a causal contributor to HF in future research, it could open up previously unrecognized or underappreciated additional pathways to prevention whereby the risk of HF development could be interrupted by more intense screening/recognition of deteriorating oral health by medical care teams, as well as a more direct focus on cardiovascular disease prevention by dental care teams.
Authors
- Jeffrey J. VanWormer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8733-8703)
- Arin VanWormer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1390-8149)
- Richard A. Dart
- Neel Shimpi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7545-622X)
- Kelly Schroeder
- Gaurav Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-141X)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (US)
- American Dental Association (US)
- ProQuest (United States) (US)
- Marshfield Clinic (US)
- Marshfield Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2025.1438026
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78