IT'S MORE THAN JUST A GUM INFECTION....
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. Periodental 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 and Stroke
* Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
* Lung Infections/Disease
* Cancer
* Pregnancy Complications
* Osteoporosis and 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 and start an 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 causes 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. Just like having high cholesterol, having elevated CRP in the blood stream is a sign that something is wrong. It is often found elevated in people with heart disease who have normal cholesterol. It is important to know that many people suffering life-ending heart attacks or strokes 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. Medical doctors are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of treating conditions that cause elevations in CRP concentrations in the blood stream.
* Heart Disease and Stroke
* Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
* Lung Infections/Disease
* Cancer
* Pregnancy Complications
* Osteoporosis and 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 and start an 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 causes 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. Just like having high cholesterol, having elevated CRP in the blood stream is a sign that something is wrong. It is often found elevated in people with heart disease who have normal cholesterol. It is important to know that many people suffering life-ending heart attacks or strokes 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. Medical doctors are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of treating conditions that cause elevations in CRP concentrations in the blood stream.
