Gsus4@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoHumans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Yearswww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: hackernews
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minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours agoA tooth infection can easily spread to your brain and kill you. It’s a very short path. But even if your teeth are just regular bad, that affects how you can eat, and eating is kind of important to living.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·38 minutes agodoesnt need to spread to your brain, just cause sepsis lowering your blood pressure to dangerous levels, or to a major organ and kill you that way.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoResearch has also shown a link between dental bacteria and heart disease. Not sure if it’s causation or correlation, but keeping your dental microbiome healthy seems to have benefits throughout the body.
A tooth infection can easily spread to your brain and kill you. It’s a very short path.
But even if your teeth are just regular bad, that affects how you can eat, and eating is kind of important to living.
doesnt need to spread to your brain, just cause sepsis lowering your blood pressure to dangerous levels, or to a major organ and kill you that way.
Research has also shown a link between dental bacteria and heart disease. Not sure if it’s causation or correlation, but keeping your dental microbiome healthy seems to have benefits throughout the body.