That’s not really true
Poor dental health despite best efforts can be a sign of inflammation which can indicate a high risk of atherosclerosis as well rather than cavities “cause” heart disease
Plenty of people with rotten teeth and hearts like oxen on wheaties
Think Tibetans or Peruvians or Kenyan runners
Or old women with no teeth on the porch in rural America with snuff spittle on their chin
Not meaning to be argumentative
Good points. No argument from me.
That’s why I put the word ‘may’ in there and only mention it because my MD wife believes it’s true and stresses it to all her patients. So I’ve kind of come around on the issue myself since meeting her. Cheers!
The suspected link is between dental plaque and arterial plaque:
“While the two types of plaque are very different, patients with gum disease do seem to have nearly twice the risk of also having heart disease. One theory is that bacteria from the mouth travel in the bloodstream to the arteries, where it damages the artery lining and contributes to arterial plaque build-up, possibly through inflammation.