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Healthy Teeth – Healthy Body II
Your Teeth are the secret rulers over our body, influence every single organ and can prolong our lives by up to five years. Here are the latest scientific findings:
How teeth can harm our joints
Fitness starts in your head. We’re not talking about the latest brain training fad but about the condition of your jaws and teeth. Scientists at the German College of Physical Education in Cologne caution: Inflammations of the joints or ligaments can in many cases be caused by our teeth. The explanation? Because our skeleton is symmetrically structured and the temporomandibular joint influences the spine in conjunction with the muscles and nerves it is connected to, malpositioned teeth can have a negative effect on movement, for instance when running or exercising. In a similar fashion can a gap-toothed jaw, fillings that are set too high in a tooth or ill constructed bridges unbalance a person’s entire body.
How caries can attack your lungs
Untreated caries can lead to severe respiratory illnesses. Scientific studies at the Dental Clinic of the Elisabeth Hospital, Essen, Germany have revealed that, if the bacteria are distributed from our mouth to other parts of our body by our bloodstream, they can cause serious inflammation. Particularly endangered are the air passages and our lungs. If caries remains untreated it can result in pneumonia and major respiratory conditions such as asthma.
Why our gums rule over our heart
Periodontitis can cause heart attacks. Scientists at the Bethesda Heart Institute in Maryland, USA, have discovered a connection between periodontal disease and narrowing of the coronary arteries. Such constrictions of the inner artery walls by a coating known as plaque are recognised warning signals of an impending heart attack. Scientists caution: Periodontitis bacteria are even more damaging to the heart than smoking or high cholesterol. Medical practitioners advise: By visiting your dentist every six months and flossing daily you can reduce your periodontitis risk by 70 per cent.
How our teeth can terrorise our back
The DGZMK [German Association for Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics] in Düsseldorf claims that even minor malpositioning of the jaw can lead to muscle tenseness in our entire body. This is because our jaw muscles are connected to our spine. Even a small unevenness such as badly polished fillings or a millimetre’s movement of one tooth is sufficient to cause undue pressure on the spine and – in time – back pain.
Why sour teeth are related to our stomach
An unexplained sour taste in our mouth can erode our tooth enamel, say researchers at the Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, D.C. The cause of the condition, often symptomised by heartburn, cannot be cured by a dentist but needs to be seen to by a physician. This is because the culprit in almost all cases is gastroesophageal reflux-disease (GERD), a relatively common condition in which stomach acid is refluxed up into the oral cavity, resulting in enamel erosion.
How teeth can harm our joints
Fitness starts in your head. We’re not talking about the latest brain training fad but about the condition of your jaws and teeth. Scientists at the German College of Physical Education in Cologne caution: Inflammations of the joints or ligaments can in many cases be caused by our teeth. The explanation? Because our skeleton is symmetrically structured and the temporomandibular joint influences the spine in conjunction with the muscles and nerves it is connected to, malpositioned teeth can have a negative effect on movement, for instance when running or exercising. In a similar fashion can a gap-toothed jaw, fillings that are set too high in a tooth or ill constructed bridges unbalance a person’s entire body.
How caries can attack your lungs
Untreated caries can lead to severe respiratory illnesses. Scientific studies at the Dental Clinic of the Elisabeth Hospital, Essen, Germany have revealed that, if the bacteria are distributed from our mouth to other parts of our body by our bloodstream, they can cause serious inflammation. Particularly endangered are the air passages and our lungs. If caries remains untreated it can result in pneumonia and major respiratory conditions such as asthma.
Why our gums rule over our heart
Periodontitis can cause heart attacks. Scientists at the Bethesda Heart Institute in Maryland, USA, have discovered a connection between periodontal disease and narrowing of the coronary arteries. Such constrictions of the inner artery walls by a coating known as plaque are recognised warning signals of an impending heart attack. Scientists caution: Periodontitis bacteria are even more damaging to the heart than smoking or high cholesterol. Medical practitioners advise: By visiting your dentist every six months and flossing daily you can reduce your periodontitis risk by 70 per cent.
How our teeth can terrorise our back
The DGZMK [German Association for Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics] in Düsseldorf claims that even minor malpositioning of the jaw can lead to muscle tenseness in our entire body. This is because our jaw muscles are connected to our spine. Even a small unevenness such as badly polished fillings or a millimetre’s movement of one tooth is sufficient to cause undue pressure on the spine and – in time – back pain.
Why sour teeth are related to our stomach
An unexplained sour taste in our mouth can erode our tooth enamel, say researchers at the Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, D.C. The cause of the condition, often symptomised by heartburn, cannot be cured by a dentist but needs to be seen to by a physician. This is because the culprit in almost all cases is gastroesophageal reflux-disease (GERD), a relatively common condition in which stomach acid is refluxed up into the oral cavity, resulting in enamel erosion.