Gum disease has been linked to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke, writes Michael Kelly WHILE MOST men would appreciate that good oral health is important for maintaining impeccably fresh breath and a pearly-white smile, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that oral health is far more important than that. Researchers are now focusing on the connection between oral and general health and suggesting that this connection may in fact be a two-way street.

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