Oral health-related quality of life is often poorer with cardiovascular disease
A review found frequent links between cardiovascular disease and worse oral health-related quality of life, especially in stroke and heart failure populations.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Across most included studies, people with cardiovascular conditions reported poorer oral health-related quality of life than reference groups or people with less severe disease. Stroke and heart failure populations stood out in the review. These observational findings describe an association; they do not show that cardiovascular disease caused the oral health burden or that dental treatment improves heart outcomes.
The evidence was observational, and the abstract gives no pooled association estimate or follow-up details. It also does not establish which factors explain the differences between patient groups.
What was measured
The review focused on adults and included studies using validated oral health-related quality-of-life questionnaires. These measures captured the oral-health dimension of quality of life across varied groups of people with cardiovascular conditions.
Why a single summary is difficult
Questionnaire scores varied widely across studies, and the review included different cardiovascular conditions and patient groups. This variation makes it difficult to describe a single typical burden for everyone living with cardiovascular disease.
The original publication
Oral health-related quality of life in cardiovascular patients- a systematic review.
Nasiri K, Nikfarjam F, Keshavarzian A et al.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41803744
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