The truth about the connection between your teeth and your heart. It's not what you think.
For years we've heard how the plaque we allow to develop in our mouths has a habit of traveling to other parts of our bodies and collecting there as well - namely in the arteries and vessels of our hearts and brains. We learned that oral plaque is linked to all sorts of diseases from Alzheimer’s and stroke, to diabetes and heart disease, and that regular dental maintenance can not only protect our teeth, but our vascular health as well. Well, as it turns out, that's not exactly the entire picture.
