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Can Stress Increase Your Risk for Gum Disease?

March 24, 2020

Filed under: Uncategorized — friscoperio @ 5:33 pm
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For many years, scientists and researchers have been conducting studies focusing on the link between oral health and many other serious conditions that you wouldn’t otherwise consider to be connected. One of the most common conditions is heart disease and stroke, which have shared many common links, one of them being inflammation. With this in mind, it’s worth exploring how other external factors can affect your risk for gum disease in Frisco as well, such as stress. According to a periodontist, here’s what we know now.

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