by the University of Toronto demonstrated that neutrophils are activated to fight bacteria present in the mouth. Enzymes released by the neutrophils kill the bacteria, but can also corrode the dentin already damaged by the bacteria, potentially increasing tooth decay.
“It’s like when you take a sledgehammer to hit a fly on the wall,” Professor Yoav Finer, lead author of the 2019 study and the George Zarb/Nobel Biocare chair in prosthodontics at the Faculty of DentistryCould it be possible that the immune system takes the sledgehammer elsewhere too?To find the link between gum disease and other inflammation-linked illnesses, the team first looked at a mouse model of periodontis.
The researchers then looked at how this connects to humans. In an experiment that would make your mother cringe, volunteers were asked to not brush or floss their teeth for three weeks to cause gum inflammation. Blood and saliva were collected periodically through this period, as well as for two weeks after respondents started brushing their teeth again.
“We believe this is the mechanism by which oral hygiene can impact vulnerability to unrelated secondary health challenges,” lead author Noah Fine, a post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Dentistry, alsoTo encourage good dental hygiene, the Canadian government
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healthing_ca If this were true than why is the guy in the picture in pain while brushing his teeth. Seems like it did more harm than good for him
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healthing_ca Not washing regularly and constantly your hands can have devastating consequences!!!
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