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The theories linking gum disease to other diseases explain that the infection in your gum tissue may serve as an entry point for bacteria to invade your body. Similar to a wound on your hand that might get infected and spread to other parts of your body, this infection in your mouth may provide a entry point for the bacteria to spread to the rest of your body.

If you have been diagnosed with gum disease, pathogenic bacteria are likely forming colonies that cause localized inflammation and damage in your gum tissue. Those bacteria may enter the blood stream through small ulcers in your gum tissue.