Gum disease and tooth abscess not only can cause the loss of teeth, but we now know that gum disease and chronic tooth abscesses contribute to the death of hundreds of thousand of people each year!
Recent studies have now proven the link between gum disease, tooth abcesses and multiple health problems such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart attack and even low birth weight babies. These maladies were the focus of the studies, however it is felt that oral infections have significant effect on many more organ systems.
For example, the recent retrospective studies showed that a person with gum disease or chronic tooth abcesses is more likely to die from natural causes than someone without oral infections. These studies also found that patients with long-term presence of gum diseae have an average life span of ten years less!
The very advances in the battle against gum disease involve a unique combination of no-surgical therapy, ultrasonic root planing and several types of antibiotics developed at International Institute of Cosmetic Dentistry.
You should be most aware of this effect on your patiens that require antibiotic premed before visiting the dentist-patients with certain murmurs, significant mitral valve prolapse, prosthetic heart valves, recent heart surgery, recent prosthetic joints, or a history of bacterial endocarditis are at higher risk if they have untreated periodontal disease.
About International Institute of Cosmetic Dentistry:
Dr. Aalam Samsavar is a world renowned, author, speaker and cosmetic dentist with over 20 years of experience with modern techniques of cosmetic dnetistry. He performs close to 2500 smile enhancement procedures per year. Dr. Samsavar’s International Institiute of Cosmetic Dentistry offers a wide variety of cosmetic and rejuvenation procedures.
