Poor oral hygiene linked to heart disease, warn researchers By Darnel Fernandez for Prevention Children are often reminded by their parents to brush their teeth every day. While some kids have no problem with this habit, others are harder to encourage and refuse to clean their pearly whites. These actions could lead to complications like tooth decay or gum disease. Now, recent evidence suggests that children who refuse to brush their teeth regularly are also at a higher risk of heart disease later on in life. A study published in the JAMA Network…
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