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Periodontal Disease Influencing Psoriasis

From time to time, we may wonder if one disease in the body may cause another disease to crop up. It may seem strange how some seemingly unrelated diseases are linked, but as more and more research is done, we find those links do exist. Take psoriasis, an autoimmune disease (as is rheumatoid arthritis). It has recently been reported that periodontal disease may be linked to it.

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Is Dry Mouth More Than Just A Nuisance?

For those with chronic dry mouth (that feeling that there is not enough saliva in the mouth), they know it’s more than a nuisance. The salivary glands are not working properly. Not only does it affect chewing, swallowing, enjoying certain foods, digestion and even speech, it also affects teeth.

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Your Mouth Is A Window To Your Body

Many health conditions in the body can first be seen from symptoms that show up in the mouth. It is important to recognize and treat these dental signs in order to maintain whole body health. Many of the signs are more significant when they appear with other signs rather than singularly. However, any of the symptoms should be checked out by a dentist or doctor. When it comes to your health, prevention and early diagnosis are the keys to longevity. Here is a list of seven symptoms:r

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Tooth Whitening Offers A Rainbow Of Choices

Tooth whitening is used to provide a person with whiter brighter teeth. Stains from tobacco, food and beverage are the usual reasons to use tooth whitening products. Other reasons for the use of tooth whitening systems are age, genetic factors, and some drugs that cause discoloration of teeth. Carbamide peroxide is the active ingredient that whitens or bleaches the enamel of the tooth. In addition, the peroxide in tooth bleaching products is an oxidizing agent that acts like a “pool shock” to obtund the growth of bacteria responsible for periodontal disease.

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Is Bottled Water the Problem?

During the 70's, 80's & early 90's tooth decay in children aged 2-11 was on the decline. It is thought that this was a reflection of increased awareness, school programs, fluoridated water, and possibly higher economic levels. From the mid 90's to today, that trend has reversed and tooth decay is on the increase. Today, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, 42% of children aged 2-11 have had dental caries in their primary teeth. In addition, 17% of children between 5-19 years of age have untreated cavities and 46% of this age group have had some sort of restoration.

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Putting Toxins In Perspective

Are you one of those people who are rightfully fearful of the pesticides and toxins in and on our food supply? Do you buy organic fruits, vegetables, free-range chickens and cage-free eggs? That's great, BUT how many of you lack good oral hygiene or don't insist on good oral hygiene for your family? Those individuals who neglect or give cursory care to their oral health do not truly understand toxins. They don't realize that the amounts of toxins produced by the bugs in their mouth are doing far more damage to their health and longevity than the pesticides on that organic apple.

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The Problem with Periodontal Disease

The word periodontal means around (peri) and tooth (dontal). Tooth decay along with periodontal disease is the most prevalent diseases in the world. It is a chronic infectious inflammation. If the total surface area of loose tissue around your teeth were unwrapped and measured, the area would be about nine square inches; about the size of your forearm. “80% of all adults have had some degree of periodontal disease”, sites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, it’s in the mouth, out-of-sight, so it does not get attention.

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Bad Breath Is Often Caused By Dental Problems

Bacterial plaque, bad breath and dental problems are all directly linked. The anaerobic bacteria that live in the mouth cause bad breath or halitosis, dental decay, periodontal disease and gingivitis. Anaerobic means living in the absence of air. These types of bacteria are mostly the ones that cause disease. Some dental issue definitions are: Bad breath - the odor produced by bacteria living off food particles, each other and dying tissue. Bad breath can also be caused by other more serious health issues.

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Periodontal Disease – 6 Signs In Identifying Periodontal Disease

Most people are totally unaware that they have periodontal disease. Before major symptoms and pain occurs, this health issue may have already set in.

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Dental Problems Are Linked To Other Critical Systemic Diseases

More and more evidence surfaces each year linking periodontal disease and other systemic diseases that are not in the mouth. In the presence of periodontal disease, the risk is much higher in contracting one or more of the other diseases. There are two types of gum disease. Periodontal infection is the advanced stages of gum disease that causes bone loss. The bone loss is irreversible. Gingivitis is the early stage of gum disease and with early detection, treatment and proper oral hygiene can be reversed.

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Dental Health

BACTERIA FOUND IN YOUR MOUTH The mouth is a dark, moist environment of a constant warm temperature with a steady supply of carbohydrates - truly ideal bacteria growing conditions. There are from 200 – 300 different species of bacteria in the mouth. There is no other place in or on the male or ...

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Reduce Medical Costs For Diabetics

According to the American Diabetes Association, people with diabetes spend 2.3 times more in medical care than people without diabetes. As the cost of health care rises, the cost of this epidemic also rises. With almost 26 million diabetics in the United States, the health costs are staggering.Nearly 8.3 percent of the U.S. population is affected. And it is predicted that in 25 years, the number of diabetics will double. Diabetes affects all ages and cuts across all ethnic backgrounds, with higher percentages among Hispanics and Blacks.

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