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Oral Health and Systemic Link: Heart Disease and Cancer

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  References Cancer: Taking care of your teeth during treatment . (n.d.). Mouth Healthy. https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/c/cancer-after-treatment  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). About heart disease . https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/about.htm  Najafipour, H., Malek Mohammadi, T., Rahim, F., Haghdoost, A. A., Shadkam, M., & Afshari, M. (2013, July 9). Association of Oral Health and Cardiovascular Disease Risk factors. ISRN cardiology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3727197/  Oral Health & Risk for CV Disease . (2019) Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/11264-oral-health--risk-for-cv-disease
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