It is recommended that we should brush our teeth twice a day, in the morning just after waking and at night just before bed. But what will happen if you don't brush your teeth twice a day? Can it kill you? You will be surprised to know, it just might!!! In a study published in the journal Nature, it has been found that hospitalized patients who didn't brush their teeth twice a day (or never) had a higher cardiovascular death rate than those who brushed their teeth twice a day. This appeared logically sound, but the results surprised everyone. Surely brushing one's teeth is hygienic, but how does it protect you from dying from a heart attack? "This study does not give any answers but raises several possibilities," says Dr. Kaushal Chhatrapati, MD DM, FACC FSCAI FESC, Senior Interventional Cardiologist. The expert sheds light on how poor dental hygiene may increase the risk of heart disease. Infrequent brushing and heart attack risk A heart attack occurs when a ...
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