A comprehensive analysis of seven high-quality research papers shows that periodontal diseases, including periodontitis, tooth loss, gingivitis and periodontal bone loss, will increase the number of patients 1. 24~ 1。 35 times the risk of coronary artery disease. Because the evidence is more and more clear, some scholars began to suggest that such information can be given to patients with periodontal disease and whether patients with cardiovascular diseases have dental problems.
There are two possible explanations that periodontal disease can lead to arteriosclerosis. First, when periodontitis persists, bacteria such as streptococcus causing inflammation can occasionally run into the blood, and then attack and destroy the blood vessel wall for a long time. These bacteria can sometimes be found in atherosclerotic lesions, which provides theoretical basis for this statement. Most Japanese scholars hold this view.
Most European and American scholars have different ideas. They believe that periodontal disease will lead to chronic inflammation, not only in the mouth, but also a systemic low-grade inflammation, so the integrity of the inner wall of blood vessels will be gradually destroyed. After many years, an abnormal fat layer is attached to the damaged blood vessel wall, which is called arteriosclerosis. Although the possibility of bacteria directly attacking blood vessels is not completely ruled out, it is believed that the theory of inflammation may be closer to the truth, because the correlation between arteriosclerosis and inflammation is not limited to periodontal disease, but also includes many other inflammatory diseases. For example, as we all know, smoking can cause chronic inflammation of respiratory tract, and smoking is also one of the risk factors of arteriosclerosis.
Avoid any form of inflammation and prevent arteriosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is caused by chronic inflammation. People think that we can try to prevent it with inflammation inhibitors, so aspirin which can inhibit inflammation is used in the experiment. The initial study found that patients with arteriosclerosis complications such as stroke and myocardial infarction, long-term use of low-dose aspirin can indeed reduce the recurrence rate of these complications. However, for ordinary people who have never had a cardiovascular event, taking aspirin for a long time has little effect, but it is prone to bleeding risk.
The study of periodontal disease shows that another way to prevent arteriosclerosis is to avoid any form of chronic inflammation. As soon as there is tooth decay, we should cure those precious teeth quickly. Do not drink too much, do not smoke, and avoid unnecessary cell damage. If you meet children who don't brush their teeth in the future, you can also remind them that if you don't brush your teeth, your blood vessels will be blocked in the future!
References: 1. Chen, 2009 Artificial Dental Implants II. Periodontal considerations of artificial tooth implantation. Chenzichun dental implant