Heart failure and oral bacteria: How could be prevented

Abstract

It has to be said that more than 400 bacterial species are localized in the subgingival plaque.[1,2] Very common bacteria species—Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Tannerella forsythensis (Bacteroides forsythus), Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, and spirochetes have also been identifi ed from symptomaticinfected implants.[3,4] Bacterial infection is the main reason of heart failure