If you've ever thought of a hygiene visit as just a "clean" for when your teeth look dirty, you're not alone—but sorry to say, you're wrong. In reality, hygiene treatments are one of the most powerful treatment we have to prevent not only oral health issues but also a wide range of serious general health conditions. From reducing systemic inflammation to lowering the risk of heart disease , stroke, complications during pregnancy , and even pneumonia—oral hygiene goes far bey

Oral health's surprising link to heart disease and Alzheimer's When we think about oral health, the first things that come to mind are...