Video: Can brushing your teeth prevent heart attacks?

Here’s another reason to be diligent about brushing your teeth. Having gum disease can be scary enough, but, did you know that that having gum disease can lead to heart disease as well?

New research says that having gum disease could increase your risk of stroke by 4 times and increase your risk of a heart attack up to 12 times! What’s the connection?

Your teeth and heart are linked through your blood stream. If you have gum disease, your body releases plaque-causing bacteria into your bloodstream - the highways and bi-ways to your heart. 

Dr. Oz recently explained this on Good Morning America.

Read the full article at ABCNews.com.