Brush your Teeth to Prevent a Heart Attack, Urges Studio City Dental Group

The Studio City Dental Group issued a warning to the public recently, explaining that the first study of its kind shows that people who brush more frequently are less likely to have heart attack.

Heart failure is the leading cause of death in the country, and now a study shows that people who don't brush their teeth twice a day have a higher risk of heart failure.

The Studio City Dental Group has been giving oral advice locally for half a century. Most of the nearly 30 staffers are related to each other in some capacity.

Brothers and doctors, Mike and Frederic Mandell, run the place and say their motto is "to help you and your family achieve and maintain the best oral health and pleasing smile in a gentle and caring setting. We are strategically located in Studio City for our patient's convenience and we are committed to offer the best professional services available."

Part of that is keeping the customers informed. The study they're referring patients to was recently released in the United Kingdom and published this summer showing the results of more than 11,000 people. Health histories, smoking and eating habits were recorded.

The results showed that people who visited the dentist twice a year and say they brushed their teeth twice a day had less of a chance of having heart failure.

The researchers say: "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to show an association between a single-item self-reported measure of toothbrushing and incident cardiovascular disease in a large representative sample of adults without overt cardiovascular disease."

They add: "Our study suggests a possible role of poor oral hygiene in the risk of cardiovascular disease via systemic inflammation."

And of course, everyone says that more studies must be done, but keep your teeth clean in the meantime.