Oral health can no longer be separated from overall health. Unless you have no dental problems, especially gum disease - and other oral health problems that damage your overall health - you will never be truly healthy.
Gum disease
Gum disease increases the risk and severity of more serious health problems, including heart disease. Therefore, you must be aware of this; Dental disease has a far greater impact on overall health than it does with teeth and gums. In fact, moderate to severe gum disease can;
• Severe stress immune system
• Low resistance to other infections
• Increase the severity of diabetes
• Causes respiratory disease
• Helps reduce preterm birth weight
• interfere with proper digestion
• Actually reduces life expectancy
