Gum Disease Linked to Heart Disease

Gum Disease Can Silently Contribute to Heart Disease or Stroke

Recent medical research has led many doctors to reach a startling conclusion: gum disease, stroke, and heart disease are connected. Since heart disease is often deadly, it is clear that gum disease is nothing to joke about. The American Dental Association estimates that 80 percent of Americans have gum disease. If this was any other affliction, such as AIDS or tuberculosis, it would be considered a widespread epidemic! Most dentists believe this is what it is. They also know that gum disease won't be labeled epidemic since "no one ever dies from it." The worst that can happen is that you lose your teeth. Not a pleasure by any means – but definitely not a threat to your life. But that's changed.

The American Academy of Periodontology states: "Studies found periodontal infection may contribute to the development of heart disease, increase the risk of premature, underweight births, and pose a serious threat to people whose health is already compromised due to diabetes and respiratory diseases." Periodontal disease is characterized by an infection of the gums. Bacteria in the gums can move into the bloodstream – directly to the heart.

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