What are the dangers of seeing a dentist with a bad heart?!
Question:
What are the dangers of seeing a dentist with a bad heart?
The tell you to tell your dentist if you've had heart disase why
Answers:
Dentists sometimes anesthetize their patients. If you have a heart problem, there's a chance anesthesia could kill you.
Moreover, if you have an eixsting heart problem, you may be at elevated risk of developing endocarditis. This is an inflammation of the heart that results from infection. While the teeth and the heart may not seem related, they are closer than you think. Often your mouth bleeds or gets a little bit cut up during all the scraping, poking and prodding during a dental procedure. Bacteria from your mouth can get into your bloodstream and lead to heart infection. endocarditis can be lethal and may require a heart transplant. It is serious.
As it so happens, endocarditis is a problem for some folks with tongue piercings. So think about that before you get a barbell through your lengua.