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How Oral Health And Heart Disease Are Connected

It's increasingly common to hear that oral health is vital for overall health. More than 80 percent of Americans, for example, are living with periodontal or gum disease, which often goes undiagnosed. This may be because the patient's teeth feel fine, so he avoids going to the dentist, and visits to the physician rarely focus on oral health. According to Delta Dental, however, there is now evidence of two specific links between oral health