Chew the Fat: What You Need to Know About Cholesterol and Statin Use
Decisions, decisions … how do I lower my cholesterol? Do I eat the egg or not? Is it true all cholesterol is bad or if I have low cholesterol that I won’t have a heart attack? How about testing? Are LDL and HDL out and the apolipoprotein B (ApoB) test in? Is statin therapy the right move?
Talking about cholesterol and statin use can land us in the same camp as to use fluoride or not to use fluoride. An array of choices spins before us, each person navigating independently. Luckily, for some, the journey unfolds without a hitch. As dental providers who scrutinize health histories, we know that many of our patients have chosen to use a statin, but we may not know how it can affect oral health...
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Talking about cholesterol and statin use can land us in the same camp as to use fluoride or not to use fluoride. An array of choices spins before us, each person navigating independently. Luckily, for some, the journey unfolds without a hitch. As dental providers who scrutinize health histories, we know that many of our patients have chosen to use a statin, but we may not know how it can affect oral health...
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