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Published on: 2/4/2008
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Dr. David Goteiner, who practices in Chester, published a study that links heart disease to dental hygiene.
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Dr. David Goteiner, who operates a private practice on North Road, had his study published earlier this month in the Journal of Periodontology.
The Bridgewater resident has spent almost a decade researching the effects of oral health for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he teaches part-time.
"The mouth is probably one of the most abused organs -- it is constantly used with little thought to what is going inside it," Goteiner said.
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"It's another brick in the wall so to speak," Goteiner said of his research, which he took on after reading a 1989 study out of Finland surmising similar conclusions."My hope is the results of the study will not only convince people to regularly visit their dentists, but also will provide physicians with another tool to detect heart disease early so patients can quickly receive treatment."
Goteiner's methodology
To conduct his research at Morristown Memorial, Goteiner identified 137 patients who suffered heart attacks or angina, a condition caused by a lack of blood to the heart muscle.
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In another study, Goteiner found that this gene was found in 50 percent of the heart attack and angina patients entering the emergency department.
Nearly 9 million people will experience angina in the U.S., while nearly 16 million people will have heart attacks, according to the American Heart Association.
"I think everyone should be aware of these findings so they can make their own choices," Goteiner said."Look at how smoking has become a public health issue."
Goteiner's life story is the embodiment of the American dream, he said.Born in Germany, the son of a seamstress and an instrument-case maker, Goteiner went on to become a fellow at Harvard University after graduating from dental school at Columbia University.
"I am blessed," Goteiner said.