FLOSSING DAILY CAN AND WILL REDUCE YOUR RISK OF GETTING HEART DISEASE...

A scientist from the University of Bristol says brushing and flossing teeth is just as important for lowering risk of heart attack as other lifestyle interventions. Professor Howard Jenkinson explains there are bacteria in the mouth that can enter the bloodstream and form clots, causing heart attack.

How Poor Oral Hygiene Causes Heart Attack
The same bacteria that cause mouth and gum disease, Streptococcus, also release a protein in the bloodstream that contains a clot promoting protein. Normally, the bacteria are confined to the mouth, inside biofilms. If the bacteria enter the blood stream from gum disease, heart attack risk increases.