Poor oral health: Cause or risk factor for future cardiovascular diseases

In this issue of the International Journal of Cardiology, Matsui et al. investigated the association between daily toothbrushing behavior and future cardiovascular (CV) events, including CV-death, myocardial infarction (MI), hospitalization for heart failure (HF) and stroke, in 692 participants during a median follow-up of 28 months [ [1] Matsui S. Maruhashi M. Kishimoto S. Kajikawa M. Yusoff F.M. Nakashima A. et al. Poor tooth brushing behavior is associated with high risk of cardiovascular events: a prospective observational study. Int. J. Cardiol. 2021; (S0167-5273(21)02059-3. Online ahead of print)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.056 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar ]. This prospective study showed that group of subjects with poor oral hygiene (who brushed their teeth