>Anyway does it matter. Toothache never killed anyone.

Actually, oral health stuff can lead to lots of other problems. Found this quote: "Left untreated, oral diseases can infect the bloodstream and lead to severe systemic infections in other parts of the body;" at http://www.healthpolicyohio.org/publications/does-oral-health-matter.php, and it matches stuff I've heard elsewhere.

Tamar