Can I Get Sick Because of Gum Disease?

By Dr. Joanie Faucher, Certified Specialist in Periodontics In Periodontics May 13, 2021

Gum disease is a bacterial infection in your mouth that can flow into your bloodstream to other parts of your body as your mouth is connected to the rest of your body.

Studies have shown harmful, gum disease-causing bacteria from the mouth in atherosclerotic plaques and in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s. If you have diabetes and have uncontrolled periodontal disease, it can negatively affect your blood sugar control.

Researchers suspect that the inflammation associated with periodontal disease is what links it with other systemic diseases. After all, gum disease is the most common chronic inflammatory disease in humans. If the body is continuously fighting an oral infection, the persistent immune response designed to promote healing can become an agent of tissue damage and systemic disease.

Studies suggest that chronic low-level inflammation can contribute to Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, obesity, and some types of cancers!

Make sure you practice good dental hygiene and visit your dentist regularly.

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