Dentist in Putnam Discusses How Oral & Overall Health Are Connected

A recent study published in the Journal of Oral Microbiology just revealed something rather surprising, even for dentists who have studied the mouth quite a bit. In this study, researchers wanted to find what kinds of bacteria are typically present in clinically healthy coronary and femoral artery tissues. The human body is filled with bacteria, and most of it is harmless or even helpful, but they wanted to see if anything in this particularly sensitive part of the anatomy could have serious health implications. While they did find a large array of bacteria, the one particular strain that turned out to be the most common was actually P. gingivalis, a highly toxic, common oral pathogen. How did it get their? What does this mean for your oral and heart health? Your dentist in Putnam discusses this little known connection. (more…)