Laura Williamson American Heart Association News Flossing regularly may lower the risk of some strokes as well as a type of irregular heart rhythm that can increase stroke risk, new research suggests.

Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation.

Overall, 434 individuals were identified as having strokes during the follow-up period: 146 thrombotic, 102 cardioembolic, and 95 lacunar subtypes. Dental flossing was associated with a significantly ...

Outcomes were compared across index subtypes (infarction: thrombotic, cardioembolic, and lacunar strokes) using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression, adjusting hazards ratio ...