Bet You Won’t Forget to Brush Tonight After This

Too lazy to take care of your teeth? You won’t be after reading this post.

If you’ve got bad teeth, here’s adding insult to injury - having bad teeth may predispose you to having a bad heart and even raise your risk of certain cancers.

Scientists from the University of Stockholm found that infection and inflammation in the gums plays a role in one in ten cancers. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine says, bad teeth maybe linked to heart disease and it raises your risk of getting diabetes. It all boils down to plaque and inflamed gums which are breeding grounds for toxic bacteria in your mouth.

And if you still think those food bits are just a little something in your mouth, err... scroll through these microscopic images to see what your teeth look like, up close and personal.

Doctor: When is it that you do the best brushing ever?

Me: An hour before seeing you.