General Health Information

Other medical problems may arise if the bacteria responsible for dental health problem
such as infective endocarditis. The condition is actually little more
than an infection within the chambers and arteries of your heart and it
is caused by the same bacteria responsible for advanced periodontal
disease. Given enough time, the infection will cause growths to develop
which can break off. Once free, these infected growths will travel
through your blood where they can lodge in other critical organs, such
as the brain where they may cause stroke or other serious
complications. Typical advanced symptoms of the condition include:
always seem to feel tired or run-down, even during midday, very
low-grade fever that never actually goes away but tends to linger for
weeks at a time, mild to moderate headaches at all hours of the day or
night and may notice awakening with chills or with night sweats.