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Some people get so worked up about going to a cosmetic dentist that they give themselves high blood pressure.

Arterial hypertension, or high blood pressure is a medical condition where the blood pressure is chronically elevated. Persistent high blood pressure is one of the risk factors for strokes and heart attacks and is a leading cause of kidney failure. High blood pressure is currently defined as a blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg measured on both arms at two instances (several weeks apart). Recently there have been calls to define blood pressure over 120/80 as "pre-hypertension". The most effective treatment for