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If you have plaque on your teeth for more than a day and you don't have receding gums or gum disease can the bacteria go down the bloodstream?
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Yes: Just eating can cause small intra-oral wounds to the gingiva and allow plaque to enter the bloodstream
Answered 3/26/2016
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