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Taking care of your smile means a better, healthier you: if I told you that gum disease could endanger your heart, would you see your dentist to get a checkup?(HOUSE CALL)
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Ebony
- Article date:
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Fletcher, Nathan
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