UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Feb. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Could a trip to the dentist save you from a trip to the heart surgeon? Medical science has a lot to say about how cardiovascular health is influenced by what you put in your mouth. Fatty and sugary foods, cigarettes and alcohol have appeared on most-wanted posters in heart doctor offices for decades now.
But what about the mouth itself?
"There is a connection indeed," said Dr. Andrew Waxler, a cardiologist at Penn State Health Medical Group ― Berks Cardiology. In fact, people with untreated tooth infections are 2.7 times more likely to have cardiovascular problems like coronary artery disease than people with heal...