Yes, that’s right!!
We have heard since decades, that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. If applied to the dental scenario, there is nothing wrong if we claim that the way towards the heart is actually way ahead of the tummy; it’s through the oral cavity!!
We all know right from our graduation that there is a strong connection between the 700+ varied species inhabitants (oral microbes) and our key system - which is cardiovascular system - but we still try to underplay its significance…
In fact, all reputed journals are flooded with researches claiming this association since the 1990’s. Even in today’s era we have witnessed research published in scientific communications Nature in the year 2018, which has observed an increased risk of total, non-fatal and fatal myocardial infarction events among individuals with fewer teeth, high levels of dental plaque and a borderline significant increased risk among individuals with oral lesions. In addition, Howell et al. suggested that a clinically significant association would be a 50% of increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in those with poor oral health.
So let us take a glimpse at how these invisible beings create that havoc inside our body-
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