Compared with people who have healthy gums, people with periodontal disease are about twice as likely to have a heart attack. (https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/gum-disease-and-heart-health-probing-the-link)

According to the experts at Harvard, people with gum disease (also known as periodontal disease) have two to three times the risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or other serious cardiovascular event. And according to the American Heart Association, adults with periodontitis, a severe gum infection, may be significantly more likely to have higher blood pressure compared to individuals who had healthy gums.