Our Show For the Week of 9/6/2008

The Importance of Maintaining Oral Health

According to the American Heart Association, the major risk factors for heart disease that you can modify, treat or control by changing your lifestyle is avoiding tobacco smoke, getting regular exercise and keeping cholesterol, blood pressure and bodyweight within a normal range. However, there is a growing body of evidence linking the health of your mouth to your risk level for cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes.

The most recent research from around the world shows that people with poor oral health, periodontitis or periodontal infection, are twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery disease. Additional studies have pointed to the relationship between periodontal disease and stroke. People with oral infections have a 2-4 times greater risk of stroke than those people with a healthy mouth.

Swollen, inflamed or infected gum tissue can also exacerbate existing heart conditions. Recent research is showing that people with periodontal infection have a tendency to accumulate arterial plaque at a faster rate that people with a healthy mouth. More than twenty years ago, scientist first realized the body/mouth connection. Dentistry has always view the mouth as being separate from the body. That changed forever when scientists found DNA remnants of oral bacteria the arterial plaque of heart patients. According to our guest, Dr. James Harrison, “what bleeds out, bleeds in”. If your gums bleed when you brush your teeth, the bacterium in your mouth has an express lane to your bloodstream and on to every organ in your body.

Fluoridated toothpaste is not the answer. Fluoride, an industrial waste product, has never been shown to prevent tooth decay and it is a poison. If fluoride is safe, why does every tube of fluoridated toothpaste have a warning not to swallow? Fluoride is one of the biggest frauds perpetrated against the American people. It just gave big business a way to profit on an industrial waste product it would have been costly to safely dispose of.

Here’s another myth. Mouthwash has to be harsh to kill bacteria that cause bad breath and oral infections. According to our guest, alcohol in mouthwash can certainly kill bacteria, but what is the alcohol doing to the delicate gum tissue. Why do you think you can’t hold mouthwash in you mouth very long? Your body is trying to tell you that you’re destroying gum tissue. The way to keep bacteria from overtaking your mouth is to create an environment that discourages bacterial growth. You do this with regular professional visits and proper home oral hygiene.

It is the consensus of researchers and practicing physicians that periodontal disease can be reversed or prevented by using proper oral hygiene techniques. But American’s are obviously using the wrong technique because the latest Surgeon General’s report indicated that nearly 75% of the over-50 population in this country has some degree of periodontal inf

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