October 2011 was an unusual month. On October 5th, the earth found that Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, died after a lengthy bout with pancreatic cancer. A week later on, on October 12th, a Swedish study linked variations in oral vitamin a supplement (www.riverfronttimes.com) bacterial populations with pancreatic cancer. This discovery surprised the writer of this article a Boston dentist. On October 20th, American investigators found that gum disease may be connected with breast cancer. Along with these reports linking gum disease to overall fitness, we need to read the pieces of information.

For more than ten years now, repeated health studies have linked periodontal disease with:

1. Cardiovascular diseases – stroke, , congestive heart failure, heart attacks angina

2. Pregnancy – low weight babies, early babies

3. Cancer – Prostate, Blood, Kidney, Breast, Oral

4. Auto-immune Conditions – Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosus

5. Cognitive – loss of memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s

6. Respiratory condition – pneumonia, chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), intense bronchitis

• 29/12/2020
• un messaggio di: Amore
• Da: lashayjelks9