These gum disease bacteria can penetrate inflamed or traumatized gums, enter the blood stream, and create havoc with the rest of the body. The resulting low-level of bacteria and its poisons in our blood cause an elevated White Blood Cell count, clumping of our blood platelets, and changes in the cell walls of our arteries and veins. Smoking, stress, and poor oral hygiene will increase the amount of bacteria invading the rest of the body and negatively alter the response of the body to the increase in bacteria and their poisons. The close connection between your teeth and gums and your overall physical health is again being confirmed. Patients with good dental health can live longer and healthier.
Periodontal diseases are host-regulated bacterial infections.
This is, they depend on presence of specific bacteria and how strong your immune system is to fight them. Periodontal disease can both start systemic disease and be a secondary complication of systemic diseases. The goal of conservative, non-surgical gum therapy is eradication of bad bacteria, healing of tissues, and strengthening the body's own defense system. For decades, dentist from all over the world have told you that fluoride is a safe, effective way of fighting cavities, but this is not the truth. The truth is fluoride is toxic, never has been proven safe and is not as effective as they lead you to believe.