{"id":1198,"date":"2023-02-08T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleydentalhealth.com\/blog\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2023-03-22T01:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T01:15:45","slug":"how-good-teeth-improve-heart-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleydentalhealth.com\/blog\/how-good-teeth-improve-heart-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Your Heart Healthy with a Clean Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With February\u2019s arrival, you may be thinking of romance and relationships. After all, Valentine\u2019s Day is coming up soon. Still, love isn\u2019t the only \u201cmatter of the heart\u201d you should focus on right now. February, you see, is also known as American Heart Month! It\u2019s thus a time to value heart health, a part of good living. To help you do so, your Coplay dentist is here with guidance. Read on, then, to learn the mouth-heart connection, its effect on gum disease<\/a>, and oral tips for your ticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Mouth-Heart Connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, it\u2019s easy to assume the mouth and heart don\u2019t relate much to one another. Besides eating and nutrition, what connects the two? Well, the truth is that your mouth\u2019s health impacts your heart. Oral conditions tend to hurt the old chest muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, harmful mouth bacteria won\u2019t just stay in your oral cavity. They might enter your bloodstream and, from there, travel to your heart. The microbes could then attach to certain areas and cause inflammation. Should that happen, you’d likely suffer heart problems – strokes, clogged arteries, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gum Disease & Heart Disease Risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

More than any other mouth issue, gum disease puts you at serious risk of heart disease. The odds grow even worse if the infection is undiagnosed and unmanaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bacteria associated with infected gums could attach to blood vessels. In doing so, they\u2019d elevate C-reactive proteins that mark heart inflammation. You\u2019d then experience a greater chance of heart attacks, high blood pressure, and even congestive heart failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart-Healthy Oral Care Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, it\u2019s possible to prevent (or at least manage) gum-related heart challenges. To do so, just practice the following tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n