Gums & Hearts: Everyday Habits

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Across
  1. 3. Habit that is hard on both your gums and your heart
  2. 4. Tiny living things in the mouth that can cause infection
  3. 6. Something in your life that makes disease more likely
  4. 7. Condition that makes gum problems and heart problems more likely
  5. 9. Regular visit to the dentist to check gums and teeth
  6. 11. Infection of the gums that can make them red, sore, and puffy
  7. 12. Tiny vessels in your gums carry this through your body
  8. 13. Best everyday drink for your teeth and your heart
  9. 14. Simple exercise that helps keep your heart healthier
  10. 15. How your gums may feel when they are irritated or infected
  11. 16. Sticky film on teeth that can irritate gums if not brushed away
  12. 17. What you should do gently twice a day with fluoride toothpaste
  13. 18. Things you do now to stop disease before it starts
Down
  1. 1. String used to clean between teeth where the brush can’t reach
  2. 2. Emergency when blood can’t reach part of the heart
  3. 3. Emergency when blood can’t reach part of the brain
  4. 5. Highway that carries blood, germs, and inflammation around the body
  5. 8. Pink or red in the sink after brushing or flossing
  6. 10. Artery that is narrowed so blood has trouble getting through