Bacteria from the mouth DO travel to distant sites of the body which is the definition of focal infection. Foci of infection in the mouth can infect other organs in the body which may cause or contribute to disease. Dr. Cole Sommers Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015...
Evidence keeps mounting on the role of chronic inflammation and systemic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. It is not only the direct pathological effects by the bacteria and the toxins that the bacteria produce, but also the up-regulating of the immune...
Oral Pathogen Impairs Body’s Response to Infection CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE NEWS September 19, 2014 Go to the Article on OSH News Network Many studies in recent years have analyzed the ways in which periodontal pathogens travel through the body and incite an immune...