Friday, June 12, 2015

Dr. Urban on Today’s Dentistry/Oral health and heart disease

Research indicates that people with periodontal disease are twice as likely to have heart disease, "It seems the most common bacteria in the gums may cause blood clots increasing the incidence of heart attacks and strokes. Furthermore the same bacteria can infect the heart valves."

To read this article written by Douglas Urban, DDS click on the following link.

Oral health and heart disease

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