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I had learned in a history class that tooth infections killed 8 people in 1600-something, according to their records... I used to have nightmares of being the only person in the 20th century to die of "teeth"!


I too used to worry about getting blood poisoning from a tooth that had gone rotten. In fact, at one point I had three teeth that needed urgent work. Each was saved through root canal, a painless procedure.

:crowded Not sure of the figures, but there's a link between dental hygiene and heart disease.