I think oral health gets undervalued by people in unintentional ways, they don't mean to be neglectful but because they don't realize that their oral health is a reflection of their overall health, they don't take it as seriously as they would other care practices. It’s actually quite common for people to allow an infection in their mouth to go unaddressed for way too long. Whether that infection is in a tooth or in the gums, there is a mental disconnect people have where they don't think about the infection in their mouth, affecting their systemic health, but it absolutely can and vice versa as well. When the immune system is compromised in any way, it can have a direct affect in the mouth.