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Woman flossing

 

Floss and brush.
Periodontal disease, such as gingivitis, does not affect just the gums. Any chronic infection stimulates your body to defend itself, and part of the response is to protect against bleeding with an increase in clotting tendency—a recipe for heart attack.

From the October 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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