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Contributing factors in periodontal disease
- Smoking/Tobacco use – Tobacco users are more likely to get periodontal diseases and suffer from the more severe forms. Also, healing following therapy may be compromised. Smoking is responsible for half of all gum disease and smokers are twice as likely to lose their teeth as nonsmokers.
- Diabetes – People with diabetes are more likely to have periodontal disease than those without diabetes. Recently, research has emerged suggesting that the relationship goes both ways – periodontal disease may make it more difficult for people who have diabetes to control their blood sugar. We know that severe periodontal disease can increase blood sugar in a diabetic, contributing to increased periods of time when your body functions with a high blood sugar. As a diabetic this puts you at increased risk for diabetic complications. In other words, controlling your gum disease may help you control your diabetes.
- Stress – Severe stress can make it more difficult for the body to fight off infection, including periodontal disease.
- Clenching and grinding teeth – These habits can put excessive force on the supporting tissues of the teeth and could speed up the rate at which these tissues are destroyed.
- Certain medications such as steroids, immunosuppressants and calcium channel blockers.
- Poor nutrition
Periodontal Diseases
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