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By DTI SEOUL, South Korea: High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a commonbutdangerouscondition. Untreated, it can lead to stroke, damage to the heart and arteries, and kidney defects. A recent South Korean study has suggested that thelikelihoodofdevelopinghyper- tension may be linked to poor oral hygiene habits. In the study, the researchers analysed clinical data from 19,560 participants, collected between 2008 and 2010 for the Korea Na- tionalHealthandNutritionExami- nationSurvey.Highbloodpressure was determined by use of antihy- pertensive medication or an aver- age blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg. According to these criteria, hypertension was diag- nosed in 5,921 persons. In addition, oral hygiene habits were evaluated by daily frequency of toothbrushing, as well as the use of oral health products, such as dental floss, mouthwash, inter- dental brushes and electric tooth- brushes. The analyses showed that fre- quent toothbrushing could be as- sociated with a decreased preva- lence of hypertension in individu- als with and without periodontitis. Generally, participants with poor oral hygiene habits were found to have higher hypertension fre- quency. According to the researchers, this suggests that periodontitis and hypertension may be linked in that inflammation may lead to blood pressure elevation, which would allow for the conclusion that oral hygiene may be consid- ered an independent risk factor for hypertension. Hence, maintaining good oral health habits may prevent and control the condition. “Although this subject may re- quire further study, the associa- tion between hypertension and periodontitis is reminiscent of the link periodontal disease shares with other systemic con- ditions, including diabetes and heart disease,” remarked Dr Joan Otomo-Corgel, President of the American Academy of Perio- dontology, on the research find- ings. The study, titled “Associations among oral hygiene behavior and hypertension prevalence and control”, was published in the July issue of the Journal of Perio- dontology. 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It inspires us to search for innovative, economic and esthetic solutions for direct filling procedures and the fabrication of indirect, fixed or removable restorations, so that you have quality products at your disposal to help people regain a beautiful smile. Distinguished by innovation AD Hypertension may be related to oral health habits,the study suggests. By DTI ODENSE,Denmark/VALENCIA,Spain: In order to determine potential biomarkers for dental caries, an international team of researchers has taken a closer look at the hu- man oral metaproteome, the most prevalent proteins found in oral biofilm. Their findings might en- able scientists to develop a diag- nostic caries test. TheresearchersfromtheDepart- ment of Biochemistry and Mole- cular Biology at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense and from the FISABIO Foundation in Valencia aimed to determine a minimum set of proteins that al- low for discrimination between healthy and caries-affected dental plaque samples. They identified 7,771 bacterial and 853 human pro- teins in 17 individuals. The study’s metaproteomic analyses of the oral biofilm pro- vide the first protein repertoire of human dental plaque, the resear- chers stated. Moreover, by using different mass spectrometry ap- proaches, they were subsequently able to quantify individual pep- tides in healthy and caries-bearing individuals. Their findings showed that healthy individuals appeared to have significantly higher amounts of enzymes associated with a high acid tolerance. Other proteins found to be at significantly higher levels in caries- free individuals were involved in exopolysaccharide synthesis, iron metabolismandimmuneresponse. By interpreting the potential biomarkers collectively, the scien- tistswereabletodeterminetheoral health status of the individuals studied with an estimated speci- ficity of over 96 per cent. Although validation of the find- ings in larger sample size studies is necessary, the findings could be of use for developing future caries risk screenings, the researchers concluded. The results of the study were published online ahead of print on 14 August in the PROTEOMICS jour- nal in an article titled “The human oral metaproteome reveals poten- tial biomarkers for caries disease”. Potential biomarkers for dental caries found DTAP0915_01-02_Title 08.09.15 09:29 Seite 1 Bendererstr. 2 | FL-9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 / 2353535 | Fax: +423 / 2353360 DTAP0915_01-02_Title 08.09.1509:29 Seite 1