“More than just a gum infection”
The Oral-Systemic Connection
Loosing your teeth to gum disease can do more than ruin your smile or dignity – it can cost you your life!
Modern science has now established that gingivitis, gum disease, and even bad breath, can significantly increase your chances for many of today’s most devastating illnesses and medical conditions.
Periodontal Disease is more than just a disease of the gums. Chronic gum infections create inflammation in the body, it is linked with such disease conditions as:
• Heart Disease & Stroke
• Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
• Lung Infections/Disease
• Cancer
• Pregnancy Complications
• Osteoporosis
• Alzheimer’s
Medical doctors and researchers are learning more each day about the tight connection between chronic oral infections (gum disease) and the many problems that can be caused or worsened by inflammation in the body. Inflammatory proteins such as C-reactive Protein (CRP) in the blood stream from chronic oral infections, are now linked to serious systemic disease processes like diabetes, heart disease and strokes.
Reduced to its simplest understandings, the presence of bleeding is still regarded as the hallmark of gum disease. Now we recognize that its affects are more dangerous than merely causing tooth loss – it is now actually implicated in the loss of life itself!
As the “window” to the body, we’ve long known that health problems elsewhere in the body are often seen first in the mouth.
Bacteria grows below the gum line. Toxins irritate gum tissue & start and inflammatory response. Bacteria and their by-products enter blood stream and spread freely through the body. As the skin around the teeth breaks down with inflammation and starts to bleed, bacteria are allowed to pass through into the blood stream. As these bacteria and their toxic by-products circulate in the body, other medical diseases and conditions can be caused or worsened.
The “Oral – Systemic” connection has now linked chronic oral infections (gum disease) with a number of general or systemic diseases throughout the body. While these connections have been suspected for many years, the recent surge in scientific literature is now becoming clearer than ever.
Medical doctors are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of treating conditions that cause elevations in CRP concentrations in the blood stream. Because 80% of the populations at large has gingivitis or gum disease, this is becoming an important area of focus in medicine and dentistry.
It is important to know that many people suffer life-ending heart attacks or strokes and have normal cholesterol levels. While the attention on cholesterol is important, new research shows that the pro-inflammatory marker C-reactive Protein, is an independent risk factor. Researchers believe that this may explain why heart disease can still occur with normal cholesterol levels.
Because gum disease is so prevalent in our society we now find physicians and dentists beginning to insist that patients with these health problems (or with a family history), treat their gingivitis and gum disease very proactively.
It also stands as a forewarning and ominous reminder to all others to maintain a high degree of oral health.
Because gum disease is about the bacteria in the mouth and what our body does in response to it, the goal of therapy is to remove these causative microorganisms and their poisons, and to allow the body to heal the resulting wound.
Periodontal Tissue Therapy Program
All approaches to treatment include cleaning the teeth. In addition to the “routine” teeth cleaning measures that remove plaque and calculus, modern periodontal therapy also uses anti-microbial agents and rinses to control bacteria.
Dental Lasers are now used in the modern conservative care to remove and kill bacteria and to break down the strong attraction plaque has for the tooth surface.
A successful outcome is everyone’s objective; and success leaves clues! You will notice that your gums feel more comfortable and will not bleed when they are healthy. Breath will be fresh and won’t be offensive to those around you. Your teeth will be cleaner and free from extrinsic stains and blemishes. Clinically, you will see your gum pocket measurements reduce. This means you will have less infection and you will be able to clean around your gums better.
Of course, the biggest benefit is that you will keep your teeth and gums health and likely avoid more aggressive (surgical) treatments. Modern conservative Antimicrobial Laser-assisted Tissue Therapy will save you time and money and grief. Besides that, your health will be protected.
In fact – you may actually save a life – your own!
Loosing your teeth to gum disease can do more than ruin your smile or dignity – it can cost you your life!
Modern science has now established that gingivitis, gum disease, and even bad breath, can significantly increase your chances for many of today’s most devastating illnesses and medical conditions.
Periodontal Disease is more than just a disease of the gums. Chronic gum infections create inflammation in the body, it is linked with such disease conditions as:
• Heart Disease & Stroke
• Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
• Lung Infections/Disease
• Cancer
• Pregnancy Complications
• Osteoporosis
• Alzheimer’s
Medical doctors and researchers are learning more each day about the tight connection between chronic oral infections (gum disease) and the many problems that can be caused or worsened by inflammation in the body. Inflammatory proteins such as C-reactive Protein (CRP) in the blood stream from chronic oral infections, are now linked to serious systemic disease processes like diabetes, heart disease and strokes.
Reduced to its simplest understandings, the presence of bleeding is still regarded as the hallmark of gum disease. Now we recognize that its affects are more dangerous than merely causing tooth loss – it is now actually implicated in the loss of life itself!
As the “window” to the body, we’ve long known that health problems elsewhere in the body are often seen first in the mouth.
Bacteria grows below the gum line. Toxins irritate gum tissue & start and inflammatory response. Bacteria and their by-products enter blood stream and spread freely through the body. As the skin around the teeth breaks down with inflammation and starts to bleed, bacteria are allowed to pass through into the blood stream. As these bacteria and their toxic by-products circulate in the body, other medical diseases and conditions can be caused or worsened.
The “Oral – Systemic” connection has now linked chronic oral infections (gum disease) with a number of general or systemic diseases throughout the body. While these connections have been suspected for many years, the recent surge in scientific literature is now becoming clearer than ever.
Medical doctors are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of treating conditions that cause elevations in CRP concentrations in the blood stream. Because 80% of the populations at large has gingivitis or gum disease, this is becoming an important area of focus in medicine and dentistry.
It is important to know that many people suffer life-ending heart attacks or strokes and have normal cholesterol levels. While the attention on cholesterol is important, new research shows that the pro-inflammatory marker C-reactive Protein, is an independent risk factor. Researchers believe that this may explain why heart disease can still occur with normal cholesterol levels.
Because gum disease is so prevalent in our society we now find physicians and dentists beginning to insist that patients with these health problems (or with a family history), treat their gingivitis and gum disease very proactively.
It also stands as a forewarning and ominous reminder to all others to maintain a high degree of oral health.
Because gum disease is about the bacteria in the mouth and what our body does in response to it, the goal of therapy is to remove these causative microorganisms and their poisons, and to allow the body to heal the resulting wound.
Periodontal Tissue Therapy Program
All approaches to treatment include cleaning the teeth. In addition to the “routine” teeth cleaning measures that remove plaque and calculus, modern periodontal therapy also uses anti-microbial agents and rinses to control bacteria.
Dental Lasers are now used in the modern conservative care to remove and kill bacteria and to break down the strong attraction plaque has for the tooth surface.
A successful outcome is everyone’s objective; and success leaves clues! You will notice that your gums feel more comfortable and will not bleed when they are healthy. Breath will be fresh and won’t be offensive to those around you. Your teeth will be cleaner and free from extrinsic stains and blemishes. Clinically, you will see your gum pocket measurements reduce. This means you will have less infection and you will be able to clean around your gums better.
Of course, the biggest benefit is that you will keep your teeth and gums health and likely avoid more aggressive (surgical) treatments. Modern conservative Antimicrobial Laser-assisted Tissue Therapy will save you time and money and grief. Besides that, your health will be protected.
In fact – you may actually save a life – your own!
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