The Oral Health-Body Health Connection
It's alarming but current scientific research is producing more and more evidence that the bleeding gums and build-up of bacteria around the teeth and gums that is normally addressed by your dentist and/or dental hygienist can actually be life-threatening. Approximately 80% of the American population has a chronic infection in their mouth called gingivitis which is inflammation of the gums, or periodontitis which means the bacteria has broken down the body's protective barriers and involved the bone around the teeth.