Better oral hygiene is associated with lower risk of stroke.
Yoonkyung ChangHo Geol WooJi Sung LeeTae Jin SongPublished in: Journal of periodontology (2020)
Regular oral hygiene behavior was negatively, and infrequent oral hygiene care was positively associated with risk of occurrence for stroke, respectively. Brushing one's teeth three or more times daily may be associated with lower risk of stroke.