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What Are Our Teeth Telling Us?  The Link Between Oral Hygiene and Heart Disease.

By Roger Thai, DDS, Director of Dentistry

May 11, 2011 - 9:00AM

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. However, many people with cardiovascular disease don’t possess some of the common risk factors such as smoking, obesity and high cholesterol. Researchers have recently discovered a new link between gum disease and heart disease… oral hygiene! Gum disease is one the most common infections in humans and there are now over 50 studies linking gum disease with heart disease and stroke.