According to the medical statistics, some health afflictions such as diabetes and heart disease rank very high on the national medical budget.   Insurance companies are allocating ever increasing expenses to cope with the epidemic proportions of such diseases.  It is easy to see why enormous efforts are subventioned for medical research to find modalities of control and understand the cause/effect mechanism of these degenerative diseases and their effect on the body.

Not long ago, independent medical studies have shown and been repeatedly confirmed that these degenerative diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, immunological disease and other metabolic dysfunctions are correlated with gum diseases.  The microorganisms populating the gum pockets around teeth have been found to influence, stimulate and aggravate these degenerative diseases.

All the food we consume and the air we breathe is loaded with bacteria.  Under normal circumstances our immune system would intercept and annihilate these bacterial intruders without any impact to our health.

The problem, of course, starts when the concentration of such bacterial colonies increases past the capacity of our immune system.  When gum pockets deepen with the increasing retention of plaque and calculus due to complex causes, the dramatic explosion of bacterial colonies can no longer be kept in check by our immune system.  The toxins created by these microorganisms as well as the bacteria themselves are then directly entering our bloodstream and being carried to the most vulnerable and critical areas of our body such as heart valves.  This constant onslaught of toxins and bacteria, exposure to the negative impacts of a modern lifestyle such as stress, reduced sleep and an unbalanced diet, in addition to environmental toxins, pesticides and pollution all contribute to unbalancing our immune system.

Once the correlation between these systemic diseases and our dental health is established, the importance of maintaining the integrity of our dental health becomes very clear.  A single visit to your dentist can establish the status of your dental and gum health and, if necessary, the appropriate therapy required to set your dental health on the way to recovery.  Cleansing this bacteria from your body by reducing their colonization of the gum pockets will offer your immune system a new chance to regain control over the invaders and reestablish the status of one’s health on its own.

Treating the majority of gum conditions today can be achieved non-surgically if caught in time.  There are several ways of treating these gum conditions which include:  specific diagnostic procedures, adherence to prescribed professional cleanings and instructions for proper daily maintenance as well as new, state of the art treatments such as Perio Protect™ which is a daily, prescribed, take-home system that can provide increased positive results.

Again, with the cause and effect relationship between systemic and degenerative disease and dental health having been firmly and scientifically established, it only makes perfect sense to visit your dentist soon.

At your next visit, ask your dentist about the new Perio Protect™ system and how it can benefit you and your health.

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