If your mother told you to brush your teeth twice a day, she was giving you great advice! If you do not brush your teeth twice a day, you have an increased risk of heart disease, according to a new University College London, UK study (published online May 27, BMJ, author is Prof Richard Watt).
While researchers had previosuly established that inflammation in the body (including mouth and gums) plays an important role in the buildup of fatty material (cholesterol) in the arteries, this is the first study to
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