The Medical Minute: Tooth trouble linked to heart trouble
February 08, 2024
February 08, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
Could a trip to the dentist save you from a trip to the heart surgeon? Medical science has a lot to say about how cardiovascular health is influenced by what you put in your mouth. Fatty and sugary foods, cigarettes and alcohol have appeared on most-wanted posters in heart doctor offices for decades now.
But what about the mouth itself?
"There is a connect . . .
Could a trip to the dentist save you from a trip to the heart surgeon? Medical science has a lot to say about how cardiovascular health is influenced by what you put in your mouth. Fatty and sugary foods, cigarettes and alcohol have appeared on most-wanted posters in heart doctor offices for decades now.
But what about the mouth itself?
"There is a connect . . .