Oral health's connection to certain diseases U.S. consumer opinion 2021
According to a survey among U.S. consumers in December/January 2020-2021, a large share of them strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that certain serious health issues were connected to poor oral health. For example, 57 percent of respondents reported to believe that respiratory health issues were connected to poor oral health.
This graph shows the share of U.S. consumers who agree that there is a connection between oral health and overall health, by select serious disease.