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The Facts About Dental Hygiene

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Find timely (and, perhaps, surprising) facts about dental hygiene and its relation to your overall health below. Check back for more facts in the future!

Bacteria in your mouth travel to other parts of your body in your blood stream.

- AAOSH

Gum disease increases the risk of head & neck cancer.

- AAOSH

People with gum disease are twice as likely to die from heart disease and three times as likely to die from a stroke.

- Mayo Clinic

Research has found an association between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

- American Academy of Family Physicians

Diabetes and bleeding gums increase your risk of premature death by 400-700%.

- AAOSH

Bacteria that lives in your mouth can cause heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.

- AAOSH

Tooth loss and gum disease increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

- Mayo Clinic

Cavities are caused by a germ that spreads while kissing and sharing food.

- AAOSH

Gum disease increases pancreatic and kidney cancer by 62%.

- Harvard

93% of people with gum disease are at risk for diabetes.

- AAOSH

The Surgeon General reports that at least 80% of American adults have gum disease.

- AAOSH

Pregnant women with gum disease have only a 1 in 7 chance of giving birth to a healthy child of normal size.

- AAOSH

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