{"id":103,"date":"2012-02-22T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T14:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.drgsmiles.com\/?p=103"},"modified":"2012-02-22T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T14:22:44","slug":"inflammation-and-heart-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/22\/inflammation-and-heart-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflammation and Heart Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Valentines-Day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-105\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"Valentine's Day heart health Dr. Giamberardino\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Valentines-Day-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>For some patients, it might come as a surprise that <strong>heart health<\/strong> and <strong>oral health<\/strong> are connected. But as we mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/protect-your-overall-health-by-making-your-oral-health-a-priority\/\">our last post<\/a>, your oral and overall health are deeply connected. And with February being so well known for <strong>Valentine\u2019s Day<\/strong>, we thought now would be a good time to reiterate that connection.\n\n<strong>Gum disease<\/strong> starts with bacteria and plaque building up around the teeth and gums, causing your soft tissue to become irritate and inflamed. As this inflammation and irritation continue, pockets can develop in the gum tissue. These pockets give bacteria and plaque access to the <strong>hear<\/strong>t via the bloodstream.\n\nOnce in the heart, further irritation will cause protective plaque to build up around the arterial walls, eventually blocking the flow of blood. It\u2019s this lack of blood flow that could someday trigger a heart attack. All of which is why regular visits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/\">Dr. Giamberardino\u2019s Medford dental office<\/a> are essential.\n\n<strong>Would You Like To Learn More About The Oral Health-Heart Health Connect?<\/strong>\n\nTo learn more about the connection between the heart and your smile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/contact-us.html\">schedule a consultation visit <\/a>with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgsmiles.com\/meet-dr-giamberardino.html\">Dr. Giamberardino<\/a> at our <strong>Medford<\/strong> dental office. We\u2019re committed to helping patients from <strong>Medford<\/strong>, <strong>Winchester<\/strong>,<strong> Somerville<\/strong>, <strong>Malden<\/strong>, and <strong>Everett<\/strong> lead healthy lives and have healthy smiles.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For some patients, it might come as a surprise that heart health and oral health are connected. 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