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P1	Bleeding gums and loose teeth requires immediate dental therapeutic assistance
P2	Patients with cardiovascular disease are more prone to gum infection than normal persons
P3	You should be extra careful of oral health and visit a dentist often because you have cardiovascular disease
P4	It is necessary to inform your dentist if you have cardiovascular disease and regarding the medications you are currently taking
P5	Change in the lifestyle, diet and exercise can help improve the severity of cardiovascular disease and thereby gum disease
P6	Patients with periodontal disease have an increased prevalence and incidence of coronary heart disease
P7	Oral bacteria play a significant role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis
P8	Increased load of oral bacteria is associated with myocardial infarction
P9	Antihypertensive drugs cause gingival enlargement
P10	Treatment of periodontitis help improve your biochemical profile in cases of cardiovascular diseases
P11	There is an association between gum disease and cardiovascular disease, and other systemic diseases like diabetes, chronic kidney disease