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What is the connection between chronic tooth infections and heart disease?
Does it have something to do with an inflammatory response in the heart muscle, valves?
Anonymous Patient
Persistent bacteria, which is chronic in the tooth, may lead to bacteria getting into the blood and attaching to the heart tissue causing endocarditis. If there is an inflammatory response, it may cause white blood cells to release antibodies. If there is a persistent release of antibodies, it may cause an autoimmune infection where your immune cells will attack your own tissue.