We know diabetes affects your blood sugar, kidneys, other organs, and overall health, but how does it affect your mouth? If your blood sugar is uncontrolled, oral health problems become more likely. Uncontrolled blood sugar impairs your white blood cells, which are the body's main defense aga...
The plaque deposits from bad bugs in the mouth are the same types of plaque found in arterial walls in heart disease sufferers. Given the understanding that these bacteria in the mouth travel through the bloodstream, it makes sense that gum disease could affect the rest of the body. ...
More likely to get sick.Tobacco use reduces the body’s ability to fight infection, including in the mouth and gums. A simple infection can lead to something worse, likesepsis. Higher risk for other problems.Smokers are twice as likely to de...
Your body plays a host to a variety of different bacteria that live in the mouth. How your body responds to these bacteriadepends on your immune system’s response.Unfortunately, genetics play a role in this response and some people’s immune system does not work to fight off these bacteria...
How Does Nutrition Affect the Likelihood of Gum Disease in Dogs? Good oral and gum health starts with a healthy body and immune system. As such, feeding your canine companion a quality dog food that's complete and balanced may help deter the common culprits of periodontal disease. ...
During the past few years, periodontal researchers and physicians have amassed a trove of evidence showing that not only can the gums and teeth act as a barometer for how well the body is doing, they may directly affect the health of the heart, metabolism, brain, and even penis. What kind...
Dental caries, a highly prevalent oral disease, impacts a significant portion of the global population. Conventional approaches that indiscriminately eradicate microbes disrupt the natural equilibrium of the oral microbiota. In contrast, biointervention
( pinch 1/16 tsp. ) with some peppermint oil if you have it ( I would drop the oil on a plate and then with your finger put some, (very little) of the oil on the teabag), have him keep it in his mouth on the site while you read a book to distract him...or use a toy ...
PERIODONTAL diseaseWHEEZELITERATURE reviewsRESPIRATORY diseasesASTHMACOUGHORAL hygieneA growing body of evidence suggests that the effects of poor oral hygiene extend beyond the oral cavity and are associated with a variety of systemic diseases, including asthma. Asthma, which results in symptoms of cough...
Most mothers thought that the child’s first set of teeth were not important and the notion that they will “just fall out anyway” was shared amongst most of them. However, some mothers did agree that problems involving the primary dentition could somehow affect the eruption of adult teeth,...