Posted on 02/01/2023 4:49:54 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Periodontitis, a gum disease, can lead to a litany of dental issues from bad breath to bleeding and lost teeth. Now, researchers have found that it could be connected to even more severe problems elsewhere in the body—the heart.
The team found a significant correlation between periodontitis and fibrosis (which is scarring to an appendage of the heart's left atrium that can lead to an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation) in a sample of 76 patients with cardiac disease.
"Periodontitis is associated with a long-standing inflammation, and inflammation plays a key role in atrial fibrosis progression and atrial fibrillation pathogenesis," said Shunsuke Miyauchi. "We hypothesized that periodontitis exacerbates atrial fibrosis. This histological study of left atrial appendages aimed to clarify the relationship between clinical periodontitis status and degree of atrial fibrosis."
The left atrial appendages were surgically removed from the patients, and the researchers analyzed the tissue to establish the correlation between severity of the atrial fibrosis and severity of the gum disease. They found that the worse the periodontitis, the worse the fibrosis, suggesting that the inflammation of gums may intensify inflammation and disease in the heart.
"This study provides basic evidence that periodontitis can aggravate atrial fibrosis and can be a novel modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation," said Yukiko Nakano.
According to Nakano, in addition to improving other risk factors such as weight, activity levels, tobacco and alcohol use, periodontal care could aid in comprehensive atrial fibrillation management. However, she cautioned that this study did not establish a causal relationship, meaning that while gum disease and atrial fibrosis degrees of severity appear connected, researchers have not found that one definitively leads to the other.
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That’s one reason I visit the dentist every six months.
Dr Thomas E Levy thinks that tooth and gum infections may be responsible for most circulatory disease. https://orthomolecular.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=621bf66ddb7c962aa0d22ac97d69b793.247&s=26ceee547e668d17aa4e594f4f0758ef
Use a water pic or similar to floss your teeth. Do this one or two times daily. By irritating your gums via water irrigation, you will strengthen them. This is my experience.
For the best dental irrigation, add some baking soda
Gums harbor some nasty germs. Since I began flossing after eating every meal with meat, my gums are healthy again. Tooth brush can not clean between closely packed teeth.
That is proving a good read.
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Ya. That and the vaccine.
Association is not causation.
Sciency.
I agree, Uncle.
The role is sugar isn’t mentioned, nor is the problem presented by carbohydrates in the diet interfering with the absorption of vitamin C.
No discussion of the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, manufactured food lobbies, etc on the limits of honesty in trials, research, and “sciency” discoveries either.
Who funded this study, was it only epidemiological, or double blind clinical trials?
Just asking for a friend.
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“Dr Thomas E Levy thinks that tooth and gum infections may be responsible for most circulatory disease”.
Veterinarians will tell you the same processes are found in dogs.
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