Hi @roadtowisdom, a common factor between gum health and vascular health is mercury toxicity. The relationship you are describing may actually be more deeply underpinned by mercury toxicity, which is horribly chronic among us.
Re: Vascular effects of mercury: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21806773
Re: Gum problems: "Some of the oral effects documented in the literature to be caused by amalgam include gingivitis, oral gum tissue inflammation, bleeding gums, bone loss, mouth sores, oral lesions, pain and discomfort, " [http://amalgam.org/education/scientific-evidenceresearch/mercury-amalgam-fillings-major-factor-periodontal-disease-oral-health-problems/]