Healthy Aging  healthy aging  Your Mouth and Your Health  <Your
mouth and your healthThe title of this article may make you
think that saying something may influence your health. Your
words most likely have an impact on the people around you, but
this article has a different focus. This article’s goal is to
stress the importance of healthy aging, as well as the
importance of a person’s gums and teeth.   What Can Go Wrong?
Fundamentally, two things can go amiss with a person’s jaw. One
potential problem is that teeth can become decayed. The second
potential problem is this article’s main focus: your gums can
become infected. Infection occurs when bacteria live along the
teeth and form a sticky material that hardens and forms plaque,
which later becomes tartar.  The bacteria can make you sick — a
more significant outcome than simple discomfort at the gum
infection site. Organs can be affected by resulting disease. A
mild infection of the gums is commonly known as gingivitis, and
a more severe infection is known