Patients with periodontitis have significantly increased risk of stroke before age 50, study indicates

Periodontitis, an inflammation of the structures supporting the teeth, significantly increases the risk of stroke in people under 50 years of age who do not have any known predisposing causes. A study in the Journal of Dental Research indicates that the more the inflammation had progressed in the mouth, the more serious the stroke.

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