Why Your Teeth Might Be Killing You: A Dentist’s Guide to a Longer, Healthier Life

Lifesaving Advice From A Renegade DentistPeople often view dentistry as a less important field of medicine.However, did you know that poor oral hygiene has been linked to diabetes,heart disease, certain cancers, gum disease, and pregnancies with earlydeliveries and low birth weight babies? In Why Your Teeth Might BeKilling You: A Dentist’s Guide to a Longer, Healthier Life, DR. STEVEN R.FREEMAN exposes all of the ways in which poor dental hygiene affectsthe health and functionality of nearly every other part of the body. Dentalhealth has a ripple effect through the rest of the body. Teeth and bodyare part of one interconnected system.Throughout Why Your Teeth Might Be Killing You, Dr. Freeman shares hisbig-picture approach in three concise parts:I . Dentistry As HealthcareI I . Dentistry And Confidence: The Smile MakeoverI I I . Delivering Quality Dental CareEach section reveals the different ways in which proper oral health canbenefit the health of your entire body. Through this book, you’ll realize theimportance of quality dental care and proper dental health in preventingharm on a larger scale down the road.