Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 When gingivitis progresses untreated, periodontal disease can develop.
In periodontal disease, plaque-filled pockets form between the teeth and gums. The gums become inflamed, enlarging these pockets and trapping even more plaque. Over time, the gums detach from the teeth, pus forms as a result of the infection, and the affected tooth loosens and may even fall out.
Gingivitis is reversible, but the damage done by periodontal disease is permanent; that is why treatment for gingivitis is absolutely crucial for continuing dental health. |
Marshall Editions
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 Hormonal balance is also important, as periodontal disease is exacerbated during the premenstrual time. Smoking of any kind encourages periodontal disease. The severity and risk of the disease goes up in direct proportion with the number of cigarettes smoked. Poor antioxidant levels, particularly of vitamin C, is associated with the disease. At the first sign of disease, vitamin C should be supplemented in amounts of 500 mg a day. Coenzyme Q10 in amounts of 100 mg a day can slow periodontal disease, as does eating soy and avocado.
Treatment: Treatment depends on the progression of the disease. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| When gingivitis progresses untreated, periodontal disease can develop.
In periodontal disease, plaque-filled pockets form between the teeth and gums. The gums become inflamed, enlarging these pockets and trapping even more plaque. Over time, the gums detach from the teeth, pus forms as a result of the infection, and the affected tooth loosens and may even fall out.
Gingivitis is reversible, but the damage done by periodontal disease is permanent; that is why treatment for gingivitis is absolutely crucial for continuing dental health. |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Folkers (United States) and Littarru (Italy) reported that patients with periodontal disease were often deficient in coenzyme Q10, and one year later they demonstrated a deficiency of coenzyme Q10 in cases of human heart disease.
In 1973, Dr. Folkers completed a double-blind study with Dr. Matsumura (Japan), employing coenzyme Q10 for gum disease, and reported it as superior to the current treatment for periodontal diseases. (A double-blind study is a technique using two groups of subjects. One group receives the active treatment being researched, while the other receives inactive placebo. |
Marshall Editions
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| Smoking of any kind encourages periodontal disease. The severity and risk of the disease goes up in direct proportion with the number of cigarettes smoked. Poor antioxidant levels, particularly of vitamin C, is associated with the disease. At the first sign of disease, vitamin C should be supplemented in amounts of 500 mg a day. Coenzyme Q10 in amounts of 100 mg a day can slow periodontal disease, as does eating soy and avocado.
Treatment: Treatment depends on the progression of the disease. A focus on the bacteria that cause the problem is needed. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 PERIODONTAL DISEASE: In a study that appeared in the Journal of the American Dental Association, a component of cranberry juice was demonstrated to have the ability to stop bacteria from adhering to teeth and gums, thus reducing dental plaque and periodontal disease.
Tips on Using Cranberries
SELECTION AND STORAGE:
• Purchase prepackaged in plastic bags. Look for plump, firm, and bright berries.
• Besides raw cranberries, you can also purchase dried (usually sweetened), juice (sweetened and unsweetened), sauce, jelly, and even cranberry supplements. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Researchers at the State University of New York, Buffalo, treated a group of 113 Pima Indians for periodontal disease and measured their glycemic control three months later. They found improved glycemic control along with a reduction in the bacteria that cause periodontal disease.89
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY AND FOOT ULCERS
Neuropathy is associated with decreased sensory and nerve conduction velocities. Diabetic neuropathy also seems to be associated with sorbitol accumulation.90'91 Sorbitol accumulation leads to myoinositol loss. Inositol helps create healthy nerve conduction. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Test tube studies conducted on human gum tissue found that avocado helped to decrease the occurrence of gingivitis and other periodontal disease. skin disorders: A 2001 study in the Journal of Dermatology found that a cream containing vitamin B12 and avocado oil kept psoriasis outbreaks at bay longer when compared to a conventional vitamin D cream. Avocado and B12 creams are available without prescription.
HIGH CHOLESTEROL: Patients with high cholesterol were placed on a diet high in avocado for seven days. |
Ray D. Strand
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 Significantly decreased amounts of CoQlO have been noted in periodontal disease, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Deficient levels of CoQlO have been most clearly established, however, in the blood levels of patients with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy.3
CoQlO deficiency can be the result of several conditions: a poor diet, impairment of the body's ability to synthesize CoQlO, and/or the body's excessive utilization of CoQlO.
Investigators in the early 1980s began trials in which patients took CoQlO supplements. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 Dentists consider it even more crucial for preventing tooth decay and periodontal disease than brushing. But it's also crucial because flossing—which gets rid of inflammation-causing bacteria-helps prevent heart disease. But you've got to know how to do it.
The right way: The floss should barely pass between each tooth and should gently touch the gums.
The wrong way: You can't get into certain openings, so you hack away, which causes so much gum bleeding that your bathroom looks like a scene from Psycho. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 You can also put it on your gums as a preventive against periodontal disease.
The active ingredient appears to be a compound called terpinen-4-ol, and good tea tree oil should be standardized to contain at least 30 percent of this compound. You also want to make sure it's standardized to contain no more than 10 percent cineole (preferably much less), which is an irritant. According to experts, the finest tea tree products come from the oil of the Alternifolia species of the melaleuca plant.
Tea tree oil shouldn't be applied to broken skin or rashes that aren't from fungus. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 The solid lines are for relative risk of colon cancer and fracture (left-hand axis) and the dashed lines for reductions in walk time in the elderly and tooth attachment loss in periodontal disease (right-hand axis). (Redrawn from Bischoff-Ferrari et al. [20]. Used with permission.) low vitamin D status. This approach explicitly recognizes the number of ways that vitamin D functions and therefore the ways deficiency may manifest itself. The features of this syndrome definition could simply be inverted, thus characterizing the benefit of improved vitamin D status. |
Andreas Moritz
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 These include allergies, age-related frailty, arthritis, asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, congestive heart failure, dementia, depression, diabetes, heart attack, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disease, lupus, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, periodontal disease, obesity, skin disorders, stroke. Normally, the body's natural response to injury, irritation or invasion would never lead to such extreme illnesses. However, our modern environment bombards us with stresses that trigger the inflammation response too often. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| Gingivitis is reversible, but the damage done by periodontal disease is permanent; that is why treatment for gingivitis is absolutely crucial for continuing dental health. Gingivitis is often caused by the same bacterial plaque that causes dental cavities, so green tea's effectiveness against that bacteria not only prevents cavities but can also result in a reduced risk for gingivitis. Other bacteria, specific to gingivitis, are also inhibited by green tea. |
| Like conventional treatments for gum disease, green tea is most effective at the earliest stage of development, and is probably ineffective if gingivitis progresses to the serious condition of periodontal disease.12
THE EFFECT OF GREEN TEA ON BAD BREATH
Plaque not only causes tooth decay and gum disease but is also the primary cause of bad breath. The odor of bad breath, or halitosis as it is technically called, comes from a combination of bacteria, decomposing food, and decomposing tissue. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Dentists can treat periodontal disease as part of overall dental care.
• Dermatologist: A medical doctor who has been trained in diagnosing and treating skin diseases.
¦ Endodontist (endodontologist): A dentist who specializes in root canal procedures, diagnosing and managing oral/facial pain, and other clinical procedures related to the dental pulp (soft inner tissues of the teeth).
'Oral surgeon: A dentist with special training in surgery of the mouth and jaw. |
Tom Bohager
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 An early stage of periodontal disease, gingivitis is a condition that involves an inflammation of the gums. Deposits of food particles, mucus, and bacteria often cause an accumulation of plaque. Gingivitis is the accumulation of plaque around the teeth that causes the gum tissue to become swollen, red, and infected. The gums often bleed. Aside from poor dental maintenance and care, a poor diet, poorly fitted fillings that irritate the gums, and frequent breathing through the mouth can also aggravate or cause gingivitis.
If gingivitis goes untreated, it can develop into periodontitis. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Most recently, researchers from the Coronary Event and periodontal disease study (CORODONT) reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine that high levels of periodontal bacteria were related to a higher incidence of heart disease among the 789 CORODONT participants. If the flow of toxins out of the body reverses and begins to affect the organs and systems of the upper body, the seemingly insignificant symptoms caused by these poisons may lead to chronic illnesses or even death.
A continuous influx of toxins in the nasal area can cause an enlargement of the nasal bone or cartilage. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Researchers in Japan, for example, found that patients with type 2 diabetes and disease of the teeth and gums (known as periodontal disease, which is very common in people with diabetes) who underwent periodontal therapy experienced a reduction in oxidative stress. These and other methods to reduce oxidative stress are covered in part II of this book.
GLYCATION AND GLYCOTOXINS AGE YOU FASTER
When we tell patients that glycation is one of the major consequences of diabetes and a contributing factor in diabetes complications, the typical response is, "I've never heard of it. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| Inflammation of the dental gums, the beginning stage of periodontal disease.
Glucose. A particular sugar that occurs widely in nature. The term is often used to refer to the sugar commonly found in the blood, in which case it is a synonym for blood sugar.
Glycogen. A carbohydrate polymer composed of glucose units. It is the main form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body. The liver produces glycogen from glucose and stores it until the muscles need it for energy.
Gram-negative bacteria. A class of bacteria, including the common bacterium E. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Several compounds isolated from clove exhibited growth-inhibitory activity towards oral pathogens associated with dental caries and periodontal disease (Cai & Wu, 1996). Oil of clove showed a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity towards enteropathogenic and spoilage bacterial strains. Clove oil was most effective against Branhamella catarrhalis with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.025 mg/mL. |
Mark Sircus
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 Magnesium Deficiency is Associated with periodontal disease Dent Res 84 (10):937-941, 2005 International and American Associations for Dental Research
Natural Influenza Protocol with Magnesium and Vitamin C
*T WTn the winter of 2005, The New York Times wrote, "As concern about a flu pandemic sweeps official Washington, Congress and the Bush administration are considering spending billions to buy the influenza drug Tamiflu. But after months J ILof delay, the United States will now have to wait in line to get the pills. |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| All three of these miracle ingredients—D-ribose, L-carnitine, and coenzyme Cho—are being used right now in a wide variety of serious degenerative diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, periodontal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, neuromuscular disease, male infertility, and even aging itself. But, for now, let's discuss how this triad can affect your cardiovascular future. We must first study the relationship between ATP and the heart. |
| And, paradoxically, the mountains of research that have been amassed on the use of coenzyme Qio for treating heart disease, periodontal disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and the rest create a double-edged sword. To patients, this research gives hope for a better future. But large companies live and die through the strength of their patent portfolios and its protected, proprietary pharmaceutical formulas. |
Mark Sircus
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| I had periodontal disease when I was seventeen and severe bone loss through many years. My mouth was also loaded up with mercury amalgam starting at age five. It is very difficult to keep up the discipline of maintaing my mouth perfectly. A fine dentist told me six years ago that I had to brush and floss after every meal and never eat between meals to preserve my teeth.
I have had a hard time following those directions and the results are as expected. I now use salt water instead of fluoride toothpaste and that has helped out a lot. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| An endogenous deficiency of coenzyme Q10 has been suggested in a variety of disorders, including cancer, congestive heart failure, hypertension, chronic hemodialysis, mitochondrial disease, and periodontal disease (Lockwood et al 1994; Triolo et al 1994; Matthews et al 1993; Greenberg et al, 1990; Ogasahara et al 1986).
Other Names: Coenzyme Q, CoQ, CoQIO, ubidecarenone, ubiquinone, ubiquinone-QlO actions and pharmacology
EFFECTS
Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant and cardiotonic. Some evidence suggests it may also have cytoprotective and neuroprotective qualities. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| They found improved glycemic control along with a reduction in the bacteria that cause periodontal disease.89
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY AND FOOT ULCERS
Neuropathy is associated with decreased sensory and nerve conduction velocities. Diabetic neuropathy also seems to be associated with sorbitol accumulation.90'91 Sorbitol accumulation leads to myoinositol loss. Inositol helps create healthy nerve conduction. Typically, this peripheral neuropathy is associated with parasthesias, hyperesthesias, and pain. |
Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George
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 Infections like tuberculosis, diarrhea, parasite-borne diseases like malaria, periodontal disease, and bacterial infections—all of which occur with the highest frequency in impoverished parts of the developing world—raise levels of inflammatory proteins, including C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and fibronigen protein. |
Steven V. Joyal
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| About one-third of diabetes patients have severe periodontal disease, resulting in damage to the teeth and gums.
?Sixty to 70 percent of people with diabetes have nervous system damage, which can have wide-ranging effects throughout the body.
?Diabetes causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of diabetic retinopathy (damage to the delicate light-sensing membrane, the retina, of the eye) each year.
?Male diabetics are twice as likely to have sexual dysfunction as males who don't have diabetes.
?Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged twenty to seventy-four.
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by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| Bacterial plaque has long been considered the causative agent in most forms of periodontal disease. However, it is now widely accepted that people with poor nutritional status or depressed immune function are likely to develop periodontal disease even with the best possible oral hygiene.
Pneumonia: See Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a recurrent :ondition in women, characterized by troublesome symptoms seven to fourteen days before menstruation. |
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