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- Medical Video: What Causes RECEDING GUMS | How to Reverse RECEDING GUMS Naturally
- Gum disease has a high risk of rheumatic patients
- Gum disease can also make arthritis worse
- To note:
Medical Video: What Causes RECEDING GUMS | How to Reverse RECEDING GUMS Naturally
If you have rheumatic disease, you need to maintain oral hygiene. A study revealed that rheumatic patients had a higher risk of gum disease than people who did not have rheumatic disease. Why is that? Consider the following review.
Gum disease has a high risk of rheumatic patients
Reporting from WebMD, a study conducted a comparison of gums and teeth from 91 rheumatic patients and 93 people not rheumatoid. The participants were mostly women aged 40 years old, not smoking, and not taking rheumatic drugs. As a result, 65 percent of people with rheumatism have gum disease while only 28 percent of people without arthritis have gum disease.
Gum disease with rheumatism both causes inflammation. Inflammation occurs when the immune system responds and protects the body from bacteria and viruses. Antibodies that maintain the mouth and other parts of the body from inflammation (ACPA) are higher in people with rheumatism.
ACPA levels in people who have rheumatism are often unstable, because their immune systems often mistakenly detect viruses or bacteria that cause inflammation. The trigger for high ACPA can also be caused by bacterial growth porphyromonas gingivalis, aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansand epstein-barr virus (EBV).
Gum disease that can occur due to rheumatism is sicca syndrome or Sjorgen's syndrome, which is an autoimmune gland disease that causes dry mouth and tooth decay and periodontitis, a disease that causes the gums to form filled with bacteria and cause the teeth to escape from the gums.
Gum disease can also make arthritis worse
Reporting from Live Science, researchers from Case Western Reverse University in Cleveland observed the release and bacterial DNA in the mouth that enters the bloodstream and eventually settles in the synoval fluid (fluid found in the kneecap). "These bacteria cause arthritis to get worse and weaker," said study leader Nabil Bissada, chair of the periodontics department at Case Western School of Dental Medicine.
So rheumatic patients have a higher risk of gum disease. If gum disease occurs due to rheumatic patients not maintaining their oral hygiene, chances are that arthritis will get worse.
To note:
Reporting from Everyday Health, a study conducted at Case Western University concluded that treating rheumatic diseases can be done to maintain gum health. Good gum health can reduce the symptoms and severity of rheumatic diseases.
Unattended oral health makes rheumatic patients vulnerable to one gum disease, namely periodontitis. If it gets worse, periodontitis can increase the risk of heart disease. This is caused by a buildup of bacteria that causes periodontitis that spreads into the blood which also circulates to the heart.
To avoid this, you can do the following to maintain oral hygiene, such as:
- Toothbrush routine, for example in the morning and evening, precisely after eating and before going to bed. Use toothpaste containing fluoride and a soft toothbrush. Pay attention to the technique of brushing your teeth, make sure all the teeth are cleaned including the tongue, the correct brushing technique avoids you from wounding the mouth.
- You can do flossing (cleaning teeth and mouth with dental floss).
- Drink plenty of water that can help bring food scraps between teeth.
- Quit smoking.
- Going to the doctor routinely, not only to treat rheumatism, you also need to check your dental health and maybe do a heart health check.
