Periodontal disease is also related to obesity! (Schematic diagram / flipped from Facebook)
Periodontal disease is also related to obesity! Nutritional Functional Physician Liu Boren pointed out that the prevalence of periodontal disease among adults in Taiwan exceeds 80%, especially the higher the BMI, the higher the incidence of periodontal disease, and “inflammation of periodontal tissue is no longer a simple dental problem.” The bacteria and toxins in these inflammations will not only flow to the whole body with the blood, causing systemic inflammation, but also increase the risk of diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke and other diseases.
Physician Liu Boren on the morning of the 21st atFacebookThe article pointed out that according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 104-105 annual survey report on the oral health of adults and the elderly, the prevalence rate of periodontal disease in Taiwan’s adults is astonishingly 80.4%, and the risk of periodontal disease in 50-64 years old is 18 to 10 years old. 6.7 times that of a 34-year-old. And as high as 88.7% of the elderly population over 80 years old suffer from periodontal problems.
Liu Boren also said that periodontal disease is also related to obesity. “According to a 2015 study by the University of Sydney in Australia, the higher the BMI, the higher the incidence of periodontal disease.” In addition, when treating periodontal disease, the more obese patients , the treatment effect is also poor, and another study found that when the BMI is greater than 27, the probability of suffering from periodontal disease will increase by more than 7%.
Liu Boren added that periodontal disease is the inflammation of the periodontal tissue, and now it is not just a problem of the teeth, because the periodontal pockets are full of dirt and dirt, and various bacteria may get stuck in it. “The trouble is that these bacteria , toxins, will drift to the whole body with the blood, and cause systemic inflammation, which will damage the heart valve and coronary artery intima, and increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
Dr. Liu also emphasized that because periodontal inflammation can affect insulin receptors, if obesity is added, type 2 diabetes is more likely to occur. “So periodontal disease has been regarded as a systemic disease.” You should wash your teeth once to prevent periodontal disease from harming your health.
