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Oral health is an important factor in our overall health. The thesis is presented that Maintaining a healthy mouth can help maintain a healthy heart, lungs, and other body systems. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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oral health is something that is not fully understood by everyone. While we brush our teeth and occasionally floss, we do so mostly with the health of our teeth
in mind or perhaps even as a matter of social obligation. Although most Americans are aware that their oral hygiene is important in keeping their mouth healthy and pretty,
most are unaware of how closely related oral hygiene is to the overall health of the rest of their body. The thesis can be presented, however, that:
Maintaining a healthy mouth can help maintain a healthy heart, lungs, and other body systems.
Our bodies are influenced by microbial action in a number of ways and the mouth is the optimum
environment for microbial growth. The teeth themselves provide an optimum environment for microbial growth but so too do the gums. Indeed, periodontal disease is the leading cause of
tooth loss as a result of bacterial infection of the gums. Current estimates are that some eighty million American adults have gum disease in one form or another (Cardiovascular
Week, 2005). Gingivitis is the first step of periodontal disease. The gums become inflamed from bacteria and if it is
left untreated can actually separate from the teeth. This leaves a space between the teeth and the gums, largely inaccessible by toothbrush, in which even more bacteria are trapped
and multiply. If left to progress bone and gum weakening can occur. This process is separate from that of cavity formation but it too can result in the
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