There are currently 57 systemic illnesses (and counting!) that are exacerbated by oral inflammation. We know there’s a link between oral and systemic health, but how does oral bacteria, for example, travel to the rest of the body and cause problems elsewhere?
Join us in this episode of Medical History Mysteries as we talk about the relationship between chronic systemic illnesses and chronic oral disease and the role of inflammation in the process.
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