Gum Disease Linked to Chronic Health Conditions

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Neglected oral hygiene brings to mind problems like decaying teeth, swollen gums, and bad breath. But medical experts say an unhealthy, bacteria-filled mouth can also lead to a host of problems throughout the body, such as heart disease, diabetes, blood infection, and even low birth-weight babies. And the culprit, more often than not, is gum disease. "When you're looking at people who have gum disease, they are suffering from a chronic low-grade infection," says Jean Connor, a dental hygienist in Cambridge, Mass., and president-elect of the American Dental Hygienists' Association. "Your whole body is a little bit compromised." The bloodstream links organisms in the mouth to the rest of the body. Bacteria from the mouth flood into the circulatory system and travel to other parts of the body, causing a widespread inflammatory response. Another explanation is that oral infections trigger the immune system, producing inflammation elsewhere in the body. "If you had an infection in your finger and you left it, it eventually would affect the rest of the body," Connor says. "It's the same with your mouth."

 

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