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Bacterial Infection

by Amti, Jan 23, 2009 05:49AM

Can Bacterial infection affect quality of life without any threat to life?

This discussion is related to Bacteria in the mouth.

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by StratRebel, Jan 24, 2009 11:08PM

To: Amti

The link between dental infections and the rest of the body are a current hot topic of research. Infections in the mouth can easily spread through the rest of the body and can become life threatening very quickly.
Interestingly, the American Heart Association is starting to highly recommend having dental treatment for this very reason.

Here is a new research linking dental infections with heart problems:
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=432

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