Scientists writing in a respected US journal insisted there was no evidence for a causal link between bad gums and heart and artery problems.
The false message distorted the facts and spread alarm among patients, it was claimed.
A panel of 13 US experts spelled out their views in a scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
The scientists reviewed 500 journal articles looking at links between gum and cardiovascular disease.
They concluded that while people with gum disease may be at greater risk of heart or artery disease, the association is probably coincidental.
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