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Can Crestor Reduce Plaque Formation In The Arteries?

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Posted on Sat, 6 Apr 2019
Question: What is Crestor and how it can remove plaque from my arteries

A solution that works in dental offices to remove plaque from teeth supposedly works as well to flush out plaque from arteries
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Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Crestor halts or slows down plaque formation.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

After going through the medical details provided by you I would like to tell you that Crestor belongs to statin group of medicine which help in lowering cholesterol levels inside the body thereby halting or slowing down the process of atherosclerosis in the arteries.

Plaques from teeth are removed with the help of scaling which is a mechanical process. The solution used in those procedures cannot be used for plaques removal from arteries.

I hope this information will guide you properly.

Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap, Cardiologist
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Can Crestor Reduce Plaque Formation In The Arteries?

Brief Answer: Crestor halts or slows down plaque formation. Detailed Answer: Hello, After going through the medical details provided by you I would like to tell you that Crestor belongs to statin group of medicine which help in lowering cholesterol levels inside the body thereby halting or slowing down the process of atherosclerosis in the arteries. Plaques from teeth are removed with the help of scaling which is a mechanical process. The solution used in those procedures cannot be used for plaques removal from arteries. I hope this information will guide you properly. Regards, Dr. Bhanu Partap, Cardiologist