Periodontal Disease, Gum Disease, Gum Infections - Linked to Chronic Lung Disease

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Title: Periodontal Disease, Gum Disease, Gum Infections - Linked to Chronic Lung

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Periodontal Disease, Gum Disease, Gum Infections - Linked to Chronic Lung

Disease

Copyright 2006 SSLI Health Group

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This article is part of Dr. Meinig's, DDS, FACD,

research information of the extensive and investigative

research of Dr. Weston Price's DDS, FACD, research work.

Link between Chronic Respiratory Disease and Periodontal

Disease

According to Daily University Science News, The message

delivered in a study just published in the journal of

Periodontology conducted by oral biologists from the

University at Buffalo. The researchers found an

association between chronic respiratory disease and

periodontal disease in an analysis of data from a large

national database, the Third National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, known as NHANES III.

Scannapieco, D.m.D.,ph.D., associate professor of

oral biology in UB,s School of Dental Medicine and lead

author of the study, said the mechanism linking oral health

and lung disease isn't clear, but that bacteria in the

mouth likely are to blame.

" Accumulation of disease-causing organisms associated with

gum disease may increase for serious

lower-respiratory-tract infection in susceptible

subjects " , said Scannapieco.

" It is possible that bacteria that normally stick to the

teeth are sloughed into the saliva and may be breathed

into the upper airways, changing that environment and

paving the way for other germs to infect the lower airways.

Oral conditions likely work together with the factors,

such as smoking, environmental pollutants, allergies and

genetics to make existing lung problems worse "

Scannapieco's earlier work with pneumonia in hospitalized

patients suggested a potential association between

respiratory diseases and poor oral health, and led him to

investigate whether such a relationship exists in the

general population. For the analysis, he used data from

13,792 participants in NHANES III who were at least 20

years old and had at least six natural teeth.

Questionnaires completed by participants included items

about their history of respiratory disease. The physical

examination measured each person's forced expiratory

volume (FEV1), or how much air a person can blow out in one

second, a measure of lung health and function. A dental

examination assessed the loss of gum attachment supporting

the teeth, amount of gum bleeding, number of cavities and

number of teeth.

Gum Disease and Respiratory Function

Analyzing these two sets of data for a relationship, the

researchers found that lung function appeared to diminish

as the amount of gum-attachment loss increased. Results

also showed a decline in respiratory function as oral

health worsened.

" We aren't saying that if you don't brush, you'll develop

lung disease, " said Scannapieco. " We're saying that if you

already have lung disease, taking care of your teeth and

gums is especially important. It's possible that improved

oral health is one factor that may help prevent

progression of this disease, which is responsible for 2.2

million deaths a year worldwide. "

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Edited and prepared by Sung Lee, alternate author