// April 6th, 2011
New research presented at the 89th International Association for Dental Research suggests that gum disease carries a higher risk of causing a non fatal stroke than diabetes.
In recent years there has been growing evidence of the link between gum disease and strokes. Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation said, “Obesity, alcohol abuse, poor diet and smoking are generally well known risk factors that can cause strokes. Less well known are the risks caused by gum disease.”
This research sends a clear message that the risks caused by poor oral health should not be overlooked or considered less important when compared to other factors.
// Tags: Dentisrty, Gum Disease
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dentistry, Flame Health, General |
// August 16th, 2010
The University of Michigan will be conducting one of the largest clinical studies using genetic testing to assess the risk of gum disease.
This study will be a way to use genetic testing to personalise dental treatment plans and the frequency of dental care visits. The study will examine 15 years of patient clinical outcome data and will then recruit at least 4,000 of those patients. The genetic information will be combined with smoking and diabetes and then tooth survival rates will be measured to see how those results line up with the treatment plans people received over the 15 years.
Research has shown that genetics plays a large role in gum disease and suggests that severe gum disease is a risk factor for other chronic disease complications.
// Tags: Dental Treatments, dentistry, Gum Disease
// Posted in Dentistry, General |
