Tooth brushing Less Than Two Times Daily Increases Your Risk For Heart Diseases
A recent study has suggested that people who don’t practice tooth brushing twice daily are more susceptible of having heart diseases in the near future. This study was published online in British Medical Journal in the seventh of June this year.
In the past, most researches were concerned with the role of oral and gingival inflammation in building up atherosclerosis; in fact, this is the first study to examine if the number of tooth brushing has an impact on developing CV diseases, or not.
The data was collected from Scottish Health Survey, which was performed on 11.000 participants (all adults). Results have revealed that participants who brushed their teeth less frequently had higher risks of heart disease than individuals who reported tooth brushing twice daily. Also, levels of CRP and fibrinogen are noticed to be high at people with bad oral hygiene.
Scientists believe that bad oral hygiene increases the risk for heart diseases through flaring systemic inflammation. Usually, the increased inflammation is associated with generalized homoeostatic responses, besides; periodontal infection is proved to cause the disturbance of lipid metabolism, which will eventually cause most types of cardiovascular disease.
Amalgam Fillings Cause Acne, Believe It!
A recent European study reported that restoring your teeth with amalgam or silver filling can cause you acne. Amalgam fillings are loaded with thirty to fifty percent mercury. Mercury will leach out continuously of these fillings (even old ones) into your body until it is completely removed.
This mercury is slowly poisoning you, and of course, your body will be trying to detoxify such toxins. When your skin tries to release mercury, the pores of your skin will be blocked causing acne. Moreover, it is proved clinically that mercury encourages parasitic, fungal and candida growth in your body; which can eventually cause acne.
Tooth Brushing Immediately After Meals Can Harm Your Teeth
Studies have revealed that consuming citrus or acidic foods or drinks during meals causes your enamel to be soft, so if you brushed your teeth right after consuming such foods, you will be removing small enamel particles, thus causing erosion of enamel. Therefore, it is recommended to wait one hour after eating acidic foods before you start brushing your teeth to avoid enamel erosion.
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Very interesting, who would have thought that brushing your teeth effects more then just the health of your mouth. I’m not completely surprised by the effects of brushing our teeth after acidic foods, it’s just unfortunate that there are plenty of people out there causing harm to their teeth when they think they are actually improving them.
Come to think of it, I had amalgam fillings in one of my teeth. And I do notice that I had had quite a few acne breakouts up until now. I am really surprised with this post, I didn’t know that. I might as well share this with my Bartlett dentist friend.
Hi,
Would you happen to know the name of that European study that you mentioned above: “European study reported that restoring your teeth with amalgam or silver filling can cause you acne.”
I would be very interested in reading it.
Thank you,
Camie