Dr. Thomas Van Dyke, Senior Member of Staff at Forsyth (IMAGE)

Forsyth Institute

Dr. Thomas Van Dyke, Senior Member of Staff at Forsyth

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Dr. Thomas Van Dyke, Senior Member of Staff at Forsyth, and his collaborators showed that inflammation associated with active gum disease was predictive of arterial inflammation, which can cause heart attacks, strokes, and other dangerous manifestations of cardiovascular disease.

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Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute.

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