> (NewsUSA) - For years, you may have overlooked a handy tool in the fight against cardiovascular disease -- your toothbrush. Studies link tooth and gum health to heart health. A 2005 review from Finland's Helsinki University Central Hospital, which was published in the "Journal of Periodontology," found that chronic inflammation, such as that found in gum disease, increases the risk that a patient will develop heart disease. A 2010 survey of 12,000 people in Scotland found that, over an average of eight years, those who rarely or never brushed their teeth were 70 percent...

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