Here at the office of My Scottsdale Dentist we know the benefits of having healthy teeth and do all the right things to keep our patients teeth & gums in great shape, unfortunately there are those who feel, hey, they’re only teeth.What these people don’t realize is that studies find that periodontal (gum) disease may contribute to the development of heart disease, which is the nation’s number one killer. Untreated periodontal disease may lower birthrates of newborns and gum infections pose a serious threat to anyone whose health is already compromised from diabetes.
Researchers have found that people with periodontal disease are almost twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery disease as those without it and that diseased gums released significantly higher levels of bacterial inflammatory components, such as endotoxins into the bloodstream of patients with severe periodontal disease compared to healthy patients. Circulating bacteria can also impact on coronary artery disease. The walls of the coronary arteries can thicken due to the build up of fatty proteins. Often blood clots form in th