Healthy Dental Products

Do you have some questions about healthy dental products?

Don’t worry, I’ll get to that, but first, let’s talk about spring cleaning.

Every year when spring rolls around, I am so excited to get outside and clean up my garden, yard, and a cluttered closet or two. I also love opening up some windows to just let the spring air in.  

I think this is what Spring Cleaning means, and I think we all get a bit of this time of year.

This year, I hope you include your mouth in that spring cleaning!  

There have been scores of research articles linking overall health to mouth health.  

This one from the American Academy of Periodontology shows the connection between Covid 19 symptoms and outcome in those with gum disease.  

It’s a big deal!  

The article states, “Maintaining healthy teeth and gums in an effort to avoid developing or worsening periodontal disease is absolutely crucial in the midst of a global pandemic like COVID-19…

In the study, researchers compared COVID-19 patients in Qatar who had severe complications — including assisted ventilation, admission to intensive care, and death — and those without severe complications.

Of the 568 patients, those with periodontitis — the most severe form of gum disease — were at least three times more likely to have severe COVID‐19 complications.

The researchers also found that COVID-19 patients with periodontitis had increased levels of biomarkers (including white blood cell levels, D‐dimer, and C-reactive protein) associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes.”

This isn’t new, but both the dental profession and the public are just starting to realize just how impactful a healthy mouth can be on your overall health.