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Is Your Health at Risk for Not Taking Care of Your Teeth?

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola
  • November 14, 2018

Primary care physicians and dentists are teaming up in the hopes of sending you a message: How you care for your teeth has a huge influence on your overall health. For example, if you have serious dental problems like gum disease and infections, you are 25 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease. You are also two times more likely to visit the ER or have a hospital stay if you have periodontal disease, as well as more likely to suffer from autoimmune disorders, anemia,...