Your mouth is not just a bunch of teeth and a tongue, your mouth may be the first place where many diseases show up.If your have a healthy mouth, that is if your gums are healthy, bacteria will have a more difficult time entering your bloodstream.
If you have gum disease, the bacteria has an entry point into your bloodstream, via your infected gums. Sometimes medications that reduce saliva flow and cause a dry mouth can also allow bacteria to enter your bloodstream.
An oral situation many incur is geographic tongue. It is harmless and in no way is related to cancer. The exact cause of geographic tongue is unknown at this time, so it cannot be pinpointed as a concern for the health of the rest of your body. It may be caused by a lack of vitamin B. According to A.D.A.M., the internet medical encyclopedia, it also may be due to irritation from hot or spicy foods, or alcohol or there may be a link between geographic tongue and psoriasis — a chronic skin condition — but more research is needed to better understand the connection. The condition appears to be less common in smokers.
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Diseases such as cardiovascular disease, adult diabetes, Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children, cocaine use, HIV/AIDS and osteoporosis may be linked to oral health. Let's first start with cardiovascular disease and go through each of the items above one by one.
Cardiovascular Disease
There is a bit of controversy over the relationship of cardiovasular disease with good oral care. A study documented by NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information, confirms that a lower frequency of daily teeth brushing is related to high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. JACC, Journal of American College of Cardiology reports that self-reported periodontal disease is not an independent predictor of subsequent cardiovasculardisease in middle-aged to elderly men. JADA, Journal of the American Dental Association states that the emergence of periodontal infections as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease is leading to a convergence in oral and medical care that can only benefit the patients and public health. Some of the results are a bit unclear on whether periodontal disease is a predictor of subsequent cardiovascular disease or if people with cardiovascular disease are likely to have periodontal disease. JACC recognizes other sources which indicate that acute myocardial infarction patients are more likely to have periodontal disease than a comparable control population without coronary artery disease.
Adult Diabetes
The ADA, American Dental Association, points out that diabetic individuals are at least two to three times more likely to develop periodontal disease than non-diabetics. Diabetes is found to aggravate periodontal disease and diminish the capacity to form new bone. This may make it more difficult for diabetics in particular to repair the loss of tissue that occurs in periodontal diseases.
Childhood Diabetes
Children with Type 1 Diabetes seem to have a higher amount of calculus formation than children without diabetes despite the same oral hygiene care, according to a study done at the Kaunas University of Medicine in Lithuania in 2008. This study was first done at the Clinic of Dental and Oral Diseases at the same University noting that children with Type 1 Diabetes generally consumed less sweetened drinks and sweetened snacks.
Cocaine Use
A study published in the National Association of Biotechnology Information suggests that cocaine use is a concern because recent use of cocaine increases the risk of a medical emergency during dental treatment, especially when epinephrine-containing local anaesthetics or retraction cords are used. Therefore, dental treatment should be postponed for 6 to 24 hours after the use of cocaine.
AIDS
It is fairly commonly known that oral lesions are among the early signs of HIV infection and can predict its progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). While oral lesions are an early symptom of AIDS, a sore throat and swollen lymph glands may or may not be an early symptom.
Osteoporosis
It has been proven that it is possible to use dental panoramic radiographs to identify post-menopausal women with low skeletal bone mineral density (BMD) or osteoporosis.
It is possible that any changes in your mouth can allow bacteria to enter your bloodstream, so keeping this all in mind, it is very important to keep your gums and teeth clean and healthy.
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