Dentists have always said that Gum Diseases will cause Heart Disease.?

Question

Question:

Say a person has, say 5% Heart Disease. O-kay?

Once a person gets that 5% damaged heart disease......there no way ever to get Rid of that 5% heart damaging, right?

I mean, I'm saying, once anyone gets 5% - 10% of their Heart damaged by Gum disease.....there no way to make that person's Heart 100% healthy again, right?

His or her Heart will always stay only 90% or 95% in good health. No retrograting back to 100%, right??

Answer 1

Gum disease can cause abscesses in the gums and then this bacteria in the mouth can get into the blood stream. Once in the blood stream it is possible for the bacteria to stick to walls of the arteries or valves in the heart. The bacteria can multiply (colonize) and/or attract white cells and platelets to the site causing a buildup of plaque. The plaque can obstruct blood flow or if on a heart valve, impede function.

In addition to dentists, veterinarians are also always promoting health hygiene and dental cleaning in pets. Pets can have a shortened life because of bad teeth and cardiac disease. Not to mention bad breath.....which can lead to less interaction with their humans which can decrease their quality of life.... but I digress..... Or maybe not. Taking care of your teeth can probably also improve your quality of life because more people might want to hang out with you :)

And don't forget, the heart is a muscle and some healing can take place.

Answer 2

This bring up the old bugbear, cause and association. For some reason, in every other facet of life people seem to understand that association is not cause, yet when it comes to health and in particular heart disease it seems every association must mean a cause.

The only way that gum disease can cause heart disease is the theory that the bacteria responsible for gum disease somehow migrate and infect the heart. I'm not sure how valid this is but let's assume that it's true for arguments sake.

This still doesn't eliminate the possibility that both gum disease and heart disease are caused by the same thing, perhaps poor diet, or some unknown factor.
Weston A Price studied many cultures around the world finding very little evidence of tooth decay/gum disease amongst those that ate traditional diets. Once they took on 'modern' foods their dental health deteriorated quickly, as did their overall health.
Back to the issue of heart disease, the heart is a muscle so if the body can repair damage to other muscles, why not the heart? The trick is though, to eliminate the cause of the damage to start with.
If we are talking about bacteria migrating from the gums to the heart, then perhaps simply brushing you teeth will do the trick. If we are talking about the vast majority of heart disease, that in non infection based, then brushing your teeth will have no effect, as the root cause is still there Unless you remove the cause, you have no chance of reversing the damage.

Now I wonder if anyone can explain how saturated fat and cholesterol cause gum disease?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The Heart has the ability to heal itself, except if holes are present or another illness is agitating it. It is very important not to be a smoker if anyone has any heart conditions.

Overworking your heart through too much exercise can also help wear it out along with environmental conditions such as, chemicals or agents that are being breathed in perhaps from work.
It is very important if you have any gum conditions to stay away from all tobacco products as they produce toxins that will harm your heart and rot your gums.

Proper nutrition also is a BIG key factor, if you are sick you need to eat. The body can not heal itself with nothing in your stomach.

Your car cannot move if you do not put gas in it right?!

Also antioxidants are a hearts best friend, these include Grape Juice which has pectin. Pectin helps your stomach and heart to be more elastic, so it can beat stronger. Brewed teas also can help in the fight

And yes, you can make your heart 100% Just as long as the structure of it is not damaged, and it does not have holes, or bad blood pressure problems along with general Diabetes.

Remember the saying "Abortion stop a beating heart", and so does abuse and not eating proper.

RD

Answer 5

There are many, many types of cardiovascular disease. This page lists some of them along with their ICD-9 codes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes_390-459:_Diseases_of_the_circulatory_system. ICD-9 codes are used by healthcare providers and insurance companies.

First you should understand the link between periodontal disease and heart disease.

1. One theory is that oral bacteria enter the bloodstream, attaching to fatty plaques in the coronary arteries and causing clot formation.
2. Another theory is that that the inflammation caused by periodontal disease increases plaque build up, which may contribute to swelling and hardening of the arteries.

Whether this damage can be "healed" with medication or surgery depends on the type and the extent of the damage, but some damage, and decreased cardiovascular function, will always remain.

Are you at risk for this? Go to http://www.perio.org/consumer/4a.html# and click "Take the Risk Assessment Test Now."

I think the answer you are wanting is: if your heart is damaged or scarred, some of that damage will always remain, just like a scar on your skin will always remain.

Answer 6

I'd say it depends on the damage. They have found that if they inject adult stem cells in the heart, it will grow new muscle so some damage can be repaired. Now if a person had a heart attack because of a plugged artery around the heart and they caught it before it did damage to the heart itself, you can - by diet and exercise - clean out the arteries and get them back to new. There's a doctor out there who had really bad arteries and I believe a heart attack - named Pritikin who created a cookbook that is very very low in fat - and by his eating his diet over the years, I think it said at age 90 or so when he finally died and they did an autopsy on him, his arteries were totally clear. So, I think the body is a wonderful thing that can repair itself in many ways if we just give it a chance and do the right things to allow it to happen.

But, if you have gum disease, get that fixed right away because it definitely can impact your health. I started gaining weight for no reason and even after eating low-carb and walking 4.2 miles per day, my weight still continued to climb. Finally my dentist found that I had an infection pocket around one of my front teeth - my teeth have always been perfect. Once they took care of the pocked, my weight is dropping at a steady pace. I am a person who NEVER gains or loses weight - always stays the same - but with this gum infection, I gained 30 pounds and the GP never figured out to send me to the dentist. My mouth didn't hurt or anything - they just happened to catch it in my bi-annual teeth cleaning.

Answer 7

wrong

the two are linked but not necessarily all gum disease will cause heart disease

we area ll dying from the day we are born so your healthy heart theory in a percentage game is irrelavent as its based on that everyone has a 100% healthy heart , the heart once your 45-55 only works as well as 85-90% function of someone half that age in men so its already damaged

if it was at 100% would the rest of your body be able to keep up with it anyway?

further stem cell development should increase our resourcefulness in re growing blood vessels in the heart and combined with pharmaceuticals is probably the best bet to reintroduce healthy heart function

Answer 8

Right. Once the heart is damaged to a certain extent by disease, then it stays that way.~

Answer 9

The answer is of corse that heart disease is permanent. You job is to keep it from getting damaged further and both your dentist and Physician should be involved in a program to do that.Good Luck

Answer 10

A small amount of heart damage can repair itself. Remember, your heart is a muscle and can be made stronger. It all depends on what kind of damage was done to your heart.