What you need to know about gum disease, infective endocarditis
There is no causal link between periodontitis and infective endocarditis (IE), indicating that past clinical practices may have overstated the role of periodontitis in preventing the condition, reports research published in the International Dental Journal. Although observational studies suggest a link between periodontitis and IE, genetic evidence does not support a relationship between the two conditions, the authors wrote. “Our findings indicate that there is no genetic causal association between




