It's not quite that simple. Bacteria invades the body all the time via poor gum health. It rarely leads to sudden blood poisoning that is fatal. Most often, bac

It's not quite that simple. Bacteria invades the body all the time via poor gum health. It rarely leads to sudden blood poisoning that is fatal. Most often, bacteria form mass of blood vessel bound "goop" that cause scarring of the blood vessel that can lead to anything from blood clots to aneurysm. It's true the finding about how bad gum health can lead to these diseases is only about 5 years old. It was expected before but now there is good proof related to it.