Good oral health is essential part of total well being. Many researchers’ reports indicate that periodontal infection (gum disease) is linked to the developement, or increase in severity of many systemic diseases. Major health diseases linked with oral bacteria include: heart disease, pulmonary disease, uncontrollable diabetes, severe osteoporosis, and pancreatic cancer.
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Heart Disease
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The association between heart disease and gum disease are inflammation. As oral bacteria enter the bloodstream and trigger inflammation. The inflammation contributes to narrowing coronary arteries and breaking down of supporting structures (periodontal attachments) around the teeth.
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Pulmonary Disease
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People with gum disease can inhale oral bacteria into the lung that could lead to develop pulmonary disease such as pneumonia (inflammation of the lung). In addition, individual with COPD has greater periodontal attachments loss.
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Uncontrollable Diabetes
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Uncontrollable diabetes associate with various inflammation and periodontal infection is a chronic inflammatory disease. Therefore, gum disease can disrupt diabetic control on vice versa.
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Osteoporosis
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Studies suspect that osteoporosis speed up the bone loss in the jaws that hold the teeth in place in postmenopausal women.
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Pancreatic Cancer
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Couple researches found linkage in gum disease may increase pancreatic cancer risk.
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