Dental Care And The Risks Of Diabetes
Dental science is developing very fast, and every day more and more innovations are launched and the findings of new studies are published, making our dental care more effective and our dental specialists more proficient. In particular, there’s a great chance that very soon, your dentist will be able to tell you what are your risks of having such serious disease as type 2 diabetes. Or, what are your chances to have a stroke, a heart disease or even suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. How is this possible, you may ask? Well, the issue is: according to the latest study, all those health problems are linked to your gum condition, and looking at your gums it is possible to predict, as well as possibly prevent, the above mentioned life-threatening diseases.
A new study carried out by a group of specialists at Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine, has shown that such a condition as gum disease is a very common early sign of developing type 2 diabetes. Dr Anjana Satyajit, one of the study leaders and the head of the dental care department at Artemis Health Institute, says: ” If you are a diabetic, poor oral hygiene can cause the blood sugar to rise, resulting in the need for more insulin.”
It is believed that modern dental care allows diagnosing pretty serious diseases and health problems on quite early stages. Such conditions as clogged arteries and other common cardiovascular problems are considered also to be strictly linked to our dental health and gum condition. ” Even cancer, substance abuse and sexually transmitted disease can show up through bad oral conditions,” says another expert at Balaji Action Medical Institute.
According to the specialists, such factors as the color of our tongue, the location of decaying tooth or tooth pain, the condition of our lymph node and other details can say a lot to the experienced dentist about our health and can play a role of indicators for cancer, migraines, respiratory infections, tuberculosis and other serious health problems. Bleeding gums is one of the primary factors that allows dangerous bacteria enter out blood stream and cause a great deal of diseases and complications. Dental problems and dental diseases can be the first indicators of possible decrease in the function of our immune and digestive systems, about blood pressure problems and about the lack of certain vitamins in the body.
Posted: July 19th, 2011 under Innovations In Dentistry.
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