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Oral Care and Your Heart: What's the Connection? By Howard Levy, M.D. - Posted Thu, May 22, 2008, 12:49 pm PDT

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  • 1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 22, 2008, 7:26 pm PDT

    Why is it that everytime I am upset or very very mad I can feel my heart aching or very sore? When this happens I feel very weak and feel like falling down, get very sor headach.

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  • 2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:22 am PDT

    very helpful keep your mouth healthy

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  • 3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:23 am PDT

    Reading phony "health news" like this is bad for the heart.

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  • 4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:23 am PDT

    flossing should be done everyday ,if you want great teeth

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  • 5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:24 am PDT

    Dear Dr. Levy: It's a far stretch from "flossing" to "Periodontitis" to "Heart Disease". Flossing offers little benefit when compared to a deep cleaning, scaling and polishing. In 33 years of private practice I never knew of one case of Periodontits which resulted in Heart Disease. Check out your conclusions with any Dental School in the country. Sincerely, Harvey Liss D.D.S.

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  • 6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:24 am PDT

    What a bunch of hokey science. They even say it in the excerpt: "So the jury is still out on whether preventing or treating periodontitis does anything to reduce your risk of heart attack or improve your chances of delivering a healthy baby after a full-term pregnancy" The jury is still out, and yet they proclaim it's good for you.

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  • 7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:25 am PDT

    Once you get used to flossing, it will become as automatic as brushing your teeth. I highly recommend flossing (every day) and you'll be surprised that you'll soon be doing it without thinking. (I use a very thin floss, and flossing is so quick and easy).

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  • 8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:25 am PDT

    Once you get used to flossing, it will become as automatic as brushing your teeth. I highly recommend flossing (every day) and you'll be surprised that you'll soon be doing it without thinking. (I use a very thin floss, and flossing is so quick and easy).

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  • 9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:26 am PDT

    How often do should we floss?

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  • 10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:26 am PDT

    I can not beleave Mr. Levy that you are a Doctor!?? I floss everytime I brush and you should to.. Your breath must be very foul? Good Day and remember to floss!!

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  • 11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:26 am PDT

    the article is very true ...i have done many presentation on the same subject. many people dont think that gum disease doesnt affect the body but if does.

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  • 12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:26 am PDT

    Why in the world do you wish to keep the reading audience ignorant? Why not just state the obvious as a "good place to start" and that is that eating poorly, which certainly leads to clogged arteries can also cause the gum/mouth problems. What a terrible and ignorant world this is.

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  • 13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:26 am PDT

    To much writing bla bla lba blaaaaaaaaaaa!

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  • 14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:27 am PDT

    It's a good information. Tnx...

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  • 15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 25, 2008, 7:28 am PDT

    bullshhittttttttttttttt [profane]kk youuuuu

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