Oral hygiene and systemic diseases
Several recent clinical studies suggest oral disease and inflammation (oral bacteria & oral infections) may be a risk factor for serious systemic diseases, such as:
- cardiovascular disease (heart attack and Stroke)
- bacterial pneumonia: Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients has been reported to reduce the risk of ventilator associated pneumonia.
- low birth weight or extreme high birth weight of one's baby
- diabetes complications
- osteoporosis
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