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Medications linked to xerostomia and caries

... asthma medications more susceptible to caries and periodontal disease. Dr. Carlos Salinas, professor and director of the Division of Craniofacial Genetics and the Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Palate Team at the MUSC dental school, heads a program to bring dental care to individuals with special health car...

Diabetics prone to periodontitis

Pregnant diabetics face a forewarning from severe periodontal disease than non-diabetic pregnant women, accordin...0-39th week of pregnancy to examine the effects of periodontal infection on the control of diabetes. They found the diabetics flaunted more gingival inflammation a...

Periodontitis a common problem in patients with arthritis

...d arthritis were more than twice as likely to have periodontal disease with moderate to severe jawbone loss as th...ad speculated that people with arthritis have more periodontal disease because limited dexterity decreases oral hygiene. However, researchers in this study found n...

Mothers with periodontitis may deliver premature babies

The more the mouth affected with periodontal disease, the more likely a woman is to deliver a p...t women.// Past studies have shown that women with periodontal disease may be up to seven times more likely to deliver a preterm low birth weight baby. The women...

WBC linked with periodontitis

... white blood cell function can lead to early-onset periodontal disease, or aggressive periodontitis.The scientist...etokens that bacteria are required for early onset periodontal disease to develop. "We think that the decreased ability of the white blood cells to reach infectio...

Heart disease correlation to periodontal disease

Higher levels of C-reactive protein, induced by periodontal disease, could carry increased risk of heart disea...identified 109 individuals with moderate or severe periodontal disease and compared their serum levels of C-reactive protein to 65 healthy controls. Subgingival pl...

Dentist's note for vegetarians

...tarian diet for a prolonged time can be at risk of periodontal disease. Teeth may soften when there is a shortage of vitamin D, becoming more susceptible to decay."// Deficiencies in vitamin D are rare, because the body produces it during sun exposure, but a diet lacking in calcium hampers its production. Dr L...

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