The association between dental and cardiovascular diseases appears to be indirect or circumstantial and the results from previous studies connecting dental diseases to cardiovascular diseases are inconsistent. The aim in this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether there are associations between dental and cardiovascular diseases when adjusted for other predictors. This study indicated that the number of missing teeth showed a possible association with history of stroke. Number of carious tooth surfaces and gingival bleeding were found to be associated with history of congestive...