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Link between Periodontal Bacteria and Heart Disease Established

...of bacteria could explain the relationship between periodontal disease and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), accordi...teria and the combination of specific pathogens in periodontal pockets can be linked to a history of ACS," said Stefan Renvert, DDS, PhD and Department of Health S...

A connection between gingival enlargement and steroid abuse

...nvironment for bacteria to grow, which can lead to periodontal infection. 'It was found that AAS abusers had sta...ly encouraged to begin a cessation program. Since periodontal infection may be a risk factor for more serious conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, respirat...

First Conclusive Evidence Linking Oral Bacteria To Premature Babies

It is generally accepted that periodontal disease is not a desirable condition in pregnancy ...inger-printing techniques. The mother did not have periodontal disease. "If periodontal disease is not present, then this raises more questions about how the bacte...

Salivary Test Could Predict Future Oral Bone Loss

...ide whether or not to treat the dental patient for periodontal disease," said lead researcher Frank Scannapieco, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology in the UB dental school. The results of the research were presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Denta...

Red Wine: Is It A Cure For Periodontal Disease?

...ch as polyphenols. This is essential in preventing periodontal disease and also other serious gum diseases.// Mol...ed in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases as well as other disorders. But the threat of mouth cancer outweighs the benefits of red...

Unhealthy Gums Increase Risk Of Premature Delivery

...owing is the conclusion arrived at a conference on periodontal disease, held at New York. Participants at the c...sources. Nearly 80% of Americans have some form of periodontal disease (bacterial infection and inflammation of gums that surround the teeth) or other. It can be c...

Periodontal disease can be predicted by trends in obesity!

... studied the relation between three parameters viz periodontal disease, obesity and insulin resistance //The stud...ection that obesity is a significant predictor for periodontal disease. This relation is not affected by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and smoking. The study finds...

Strong Link Between Obesity, Diabetes And Periodontal Disease

Obesity could be a significant predictor for periodontal disease, according to a latest study conducted by ...ground or smoking. // The observed link between periodontal disease and obesity could be due to the underlying insulin resistance. Infact, a direct association ...

Gum Disease Affects Diabetic Children Earlier Than Anticipated

...rch illustrates that programs to prevent and treat periodontal disease should be considered a standard of care fo...han non-diabetic children. Early signs of advanced periodontal disease was found in 60 percent of diabetic children aged six to eleven years. If the gum disease is...

Gum Disease Associated With Increased Risk of Preeclampsia

...f the Journal of Periodontology, says that chronic periodontal infection does raise the risk of developing preecl...reover, mothers having preeclampsia showed greater periodontal destruction." It was also found that the presence of common periodontal microorganisms like Porphyro...

Poor more prone to severe Periodontal Disease

...of its kind to investigate neighborhood effects on periodontal disease, although it had been postulated that area...behaviors and health-related norms. In the case of periodontal disease, social contexts could promote or prevent behaviors that may affect periodontal health such ...

Uncontrolled Diabetes Spells Doom for Dental Implants

... must have good bone quality and a lack of chronic periodontal disease for the implant to stay in place,” commented report lead author Judith A. Porter, DDS, MA EdD. “Patients are unaware that bone loss in their jaw will often follow the loss of a tooth. When that happens, over time, bone loss can cause facial c...

Tooth Loss And Heart Disease Exist Side By Side

...this study were identical to previous ones linking periodontal disease and tooth loss to heart disease and atherosclerosis. “Smoking has strong relationships to both tooth loss and heart disease. Nonetheless, when we stratified by age group and smoking status, a significant association remained between tooth los...

NHS Dentistry Faces Pensioners’ Delug

...do more restorative work like crowns, fillings and periodontal procedures like cleaning and curettage. Additionally, they might also require minor surgeries to keep their teeth healthy. This scenario is bound to put a lot of pressure on the NHS, which is already facing a severe shortage of dentists, who are incr...

Severe Gum Disease Triples Heart Disease Risk

...small scale and involved 12 patients with advanced periodontal disease and 12 without any disease, who acted as controls. Another factor that could link up to heart disease is the presence of platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH), which is an enzyme that is associated with small-dense LDL. This e...

Meta Analysis Links Diabetes And Colorectal Cancer

... diabetic is more prone to respiratory infections, periodontal problems including bleeding gums as well as delayed wound healing....

Drugs Used In Osteoporosis Can Help Prevent Periodontal Bone Loss

... conditions like diabetes which raises the risk of periodontal disease. However, the participants of the risedron...esence of any amount of inflammation, depth of the periodontal pocket, recession of the gums, mobility of the teeth and the presence of plaque. All these factors a...

Men More Likely To Lose Teeth To Periodontal Disease

...hile only about 30 percent lost their teeth due to periodontal disease, these patients tended to lose more than o...h extracted and among them 12 did so due to severe periodontal disease. Patients aged above 36 were three times more likely to lose a tooth to periodontal disease ...

Hookah And The Gums: A Dangerous Mix

...on the gums as smoking a cigarette//. Both promote periodontal disease and are equally devastating as far as the ...hat of cigarettes. In the study, it was found that periodontal disease occurred in 30 percent of water pipe smokers, 24 percent of cigarette smokers and eight perc...

Nine Major Culprits For Tooth Loss Identified By Researchers

... for majority of the tooth extractions (those with periodontal disease lost 2.8 teeth versus 1.8 teeth lost for those without// periodontal disease). It has now been found out from research that certain groups of people exhibit increased su...

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