I remember reading that the most common cause of death in ancient times was through tooth infections. Nasty things if they get into the blood stream.
Its a sad thing. I have degenerative Bones in my jaws and am losing bone for my
dentures to rest on. You talk about pain !!
Man o man did you hit this one on the head Jess..........about 4 months ago i got an abcess below my lower molar...didn;t know it.....got an infection in my system from the abcess and ended up in the emergency room with atrial fibrillation from the infection and had to have my heart converted. My heart doc showed up...told me to have it pulled NOW ...i did the next morning and within 48 hours the infection in my system was gone, no more heart issues...boy is it ever the truth when we are told that the teeth are directly related to the heart...live and learn and great advice Jess....jeezzzz who woulda thought?