Oral Health and Strokes with Your Dentist in Lincoln

A very sobering statistic is that stroke is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States, claiming about 140,000 lives each year. Another, seemingly unrelated fact is that nearly 50% of the entire adult population has some form of gum disease. More surprising, however, is that for many people, these two things are connected. In recent years, it has been discovered that the state of a person’s oral health can have a high correlation with their risk of having a stroke. How does this work? Today, your dentist in Lincoln at Pioneer Greens Dentistry is going to discuss how these two seemingly unrelated things can be connected.
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