Dental Care Could Save Your Life

The current theory is that bacteria present in infected gums can come loose and move throughout the body. The same bacteria that cause gum disease and irritate gums might travel to arteries.

If bacteria reach the arteries, they can irritate them in the same way that they irritate gum tissue. This could cause arterial plaque to accumulate, which can cause hardening of the arteries and decreased or blocked blood flow.

Compromised blood flow to the heart can cause a heart attack.

It is commonly agreed in the medical community that no single risk factor is responsible for coronary artherosclerosis, the hardening or narrowing of the arteries, which is the major cause of heart attacks. But it appears that bacteria in the mouth play a part.

Whatever the case, symptom, or oral health concern, your general dentist is usually the first to detect serious problems that may require the attention of a physician.

Robert C. Flikeid
220 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia. Phone: 540-347-3396

Bonnie Dulaney Foster
528 Waterloo Road, Warrenton, Virginia. Phone: 540-351-0170

John Harre, DDS
10 Rock Pointe Lane, Warrenton, Virginia. Phone: 540-349-1220

Jeffrey Harris, DDS, Family Dental Center of Warrenton
420 Hospital Drive, Warrenton, Virginia. Phone: 540-347-2777

Vincent Murray, Jamie Childress, Warrenton Dentistry
5 Rock Pointe Lane, Suite 100, Warrenton, Virginia. Phone: 540-349-0056.

Woodside Pediatric Dentistry
400 Holiday Court, Warrenton, Virginia. Phone: 540-341-0014