It doesn’t appear to make sense, but your oral health and heart disease are connected.
“I never expected my dentist to be telling me that there could be a problem with my heart,” Jake says.
“But he’s insisting that I see a cardiologist right away.”
Your dentist really can tell a lot about your overall health by the condition of your mouth.
Oral health has been shown in multiple studies to provide warning signs for other health issues.