What are the medical consequences if I delay treatment?
When periodontal infection gets into the bone around your teeth, it can then then enter the blood stream. From there it travels to other parts of the body and can contribute to medical problems. Recent research has found that patients with periodontal disease are more than twice as likely to have heart disease and stroke.
Periodontal disease is an ongoing infection which becomes inflamed. When this inflammation gets into the bone around your teeth, it then enters your blood stream. From there it travels to other parts of the body and contributes to many medical problems. Recent research has found that patients with periodontal inflammation are more than twice as likely to have heart disease and stroke. To learn more about the medical consequences of periodontal inflammation, please see the Consequences section.