Poor hygiene of the teeth and oral cavity affects the health of the internal organs, and the exact extent of this impact cannot be verified with certainty, since it would be unethical to conduct research in which subjects did not brush their teeth for a long time.
Nevertheless, these 10 diseases can be considered as a consequence of poor oral hygiene, writes Business Insider:
1. GUM DISEASES
Pain and bleeding during tooth brushing are indicators of gum disease such as gingivitis, which causes the gums to redden, swell and bleed, all of which are the result of bacteria accumulating in tartar between the teeth. Periodontitis, advanced gingivitis, destroys the supporting tissues of the teeth and bone in the oral cavity and causes tooth loss.
2. LOSS OF TEETH
Adults between the ages of 20 and 64, on average, are missing about seven permanent teeth, and as many as 10 percent of Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 have no teeth at all. Untreated caries and gingivitis lead to tooth loss.
3. UNPLEASANT BREATH
Halitosis is a frequent or permanent occurrence of unpleasant breath from the mouth, which troubles more than half of the people. Halitosis is a symptom of some serious diseases, but it is most often a consequence of poor oral hygiene. After every meal, small pieces of food remain in the mouth between the teeth, which rot over time. In addition, they also attract bacteria. Along with brushing your teeth, it is also important to wash your tongue well, which has a number of bacteria on it.
4. DEMENTIA
A large, long-term study conducted at a Laguna Hills retirement home found a link between poor dental health and dementia, although it's possible that people with better oral hygiene have better health habits, reports the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. It was found that those who stated that they do not brush their teeth daily have a 22 to 65 percent higher risk of dementia than those who brush their teeth three times a day.
5. INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS
When there are pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity, people breathe them into the lungs with air, where they can cause great damage to the lungs and the body in general. Pathogens have been shown to be one of the reasons why patients in hospitals easily get "acquired" pneumonia. Improving oral hygiene reduced the incidence of such pneumonia by 40 percent.
6. ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
A study conducted on randomly selected patients between the ages of 30 and 40 showed that 53 percent of subjects with erectile dysfunction had advanced periodontitis, in contrast to a group of patients who did not suffer from erectile dysfunction, where only 23 percent of subjects had periodontitis, writes the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.
7. DIABETES
It is known that one of the consequences of diabetes is the appearance of periodontitis in patients, but recently it was discovered that this cause-and-effect relationship is actually mutual, or rather that periodontitis has an impact on the development of diabetes in people. Very poor oral hygiene can be the cause of insulin resistance (known as pre-diabetes), mainly due to the fact that it increases inflammation in the body.
8. DISEASES OF THE HEART
Periodontal disease and heart disease share many factors in common: There is no reason to believe that periodontal disease directly causes heart disease, but treating periodontitis reduces inflammation in the body, even if it does not affect the development of heart disease, according to a statement from the American Heart Association. heart disease from 2012, which caused additional caution in patients and doctors.
9. COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY
During pregnancy, between 60 and 75 percent of pregnant women have problems with gingivitis, which directly affects the condition of teeth in newborns. Poor oral hygiene of expectant mothers also causes lower birth weight of children, as well as premature birth.
10. CANCER
Oral diseases and dental problems are directly related to HPV, which causes about 80 percent of oral cancers. While smoking is a major risk factor for developing cancer, a study conducted last year on 3.439 subjects identified poor oral hygiene as a separate factor that directly affects the acquisition of HPV. Other studies have shown that periodontitis accelerates the development of cancerous cells in the mouth, reports Novosti.
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