A host of doctors, dentists, researchers and other oral specialists have been actively searching and doing surveys to determine what the effects of oral care, or the lack of it, may have on a person's general health.
Fact is, there is mounting evidence that there may be a direct connection between periodontal disease (chronic infection of the gums) and several other medical problems, some of which can be life threatening. Researchers seem to agree that the general health of an individual can be directly related to the healthy or unhealthy condition of a person's mouth. It is believed that bacteria in the mouth can be spread into the blood stream with the result that diseases can flow into the heart, the lungs, arteries and other parts of the body.
