The impact of periodontal disease on human health is far more than the local oral cavity. More and more studies have shown that periodontal disease, especially periodontitis, can affect the patients’ systemic diseases and health.
Periodontal disease is a general term for gum disease and periodontitis.
Gingival disease refers to a group of diseases that involve only the gingival tissue and is more common in children and adolescents.
The prevalence of periodontitis increases with age.
Because gingival disease and mild periodontitis course progress slowly, only irritating bleeding, different degrees of halitosis and gingival shape change, is often considered by patients as “minor problems”, and lose the favorable opportunity for treatment.
Hazards A cause of heart disease and stroke In periodontitis, causing chronic periodontal local infection of bacteria and their toxic products can enter the bloodstream.
These bacterial and toxic products can increase and aggravate the process of arteriosclerosis and thrombosis, making periodontitis a risk factor for infective endocarditis, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and stroke.
The clinical observation shows that the incidence and severity of periodontitis in diabetic patients are higher than those in non-diabetic people.
In particular, the risk of periodontitis in diabetic patients with poor glycemic control is higher than that in those without diabetes.
If effective periodontal therapy is applied to patients with periodontitis, the condition of patients with type II diabetes mellitus can be improved and the amount of insulin used can be reduced.
After blood sugar control, periodontitis will be better.
Periodontitis patients with periodontal pathogens can directly enter the respiratory tract and digestive tract, so that some people with low systemic resistance become “susceptible”, is “susceptible” to pneumonia, chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer risk factors.
When pregnant women suffer from periodontal disease, some periodontal bacteria and toxins can enter the blood stream, directly or indirectly cause delivery movements, and even affect the growth and development of the fetus.
Epidemiological STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PREGNANT WOMEN WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASE ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN HEALTHY WOMEN TO HAVE a preTERM BIRTH AND 7.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE a LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABY (weighing LESS than 2500 grams).
The doctor said that in addition to the health of the body has an impact, gingival red swelling bleeding discharge pus, tooth root exposure, tooth elongation displacement, halitosis and other symptoms also seriously affect the patient’s personal image and social communication, has also become the cause of personal psychological health.
According to doctors, most women during pregnancy suffer from dental caries, gingivitis, dental stones and dental stains.
Many pregnant women are aware of the harmful effects of smoking and drinking on the fetus, but little is known about the effects of oral diseases such as periodontitis, dentin allergy and pericoronitis of wisdom teeth on the fetus.
Pregnant women suffering from periodontal disease may cause premature birth, periodontal disease as smoking, drinking affect the development of the fetus, the doctor said, during the pregnancy 4-6 months, can only fill teeth, dental cleaning and other simple oral treatment, oral treatment in the first three months of pregnancy is easy to cause abortion, and then three months may cause premature birth of the fetus.
