Keeping Health Gums To Stay Healthy Always
We have a lot to know that a lot of which are rarely dental care gums. And also Do not ever underestimate the health of the gums, especially in times of pregnancy. Section, the troubled gums can affect fetal health. How to treat your gums stay healthy during pregnancy?
Beautiful smile, white teeth are also average, not a guarantee that someone healthy teeth and gums. People who diligently brushing teeth not necessarily have healthy gums and manicured. Usually they are more focused than the dental care gums.
Told by a health expert Dr Yulia Rachma SpPerio gums that according to the research, people themselves are generally less noticed gum health. Their opinions are also supported by statistical data of the National Health Survey 2002. In the data recorded seven of the 10 people have gum problems. according to data from the Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI), the prevalence of gum inflammation (gingivitis) in the whole world is 75-90 percent.
While data from studies in Hospital Dental & Oral Education University Prof. Dr. Moestopo in 2004 noted that 71.3 percent of patients in this hospital has teeth as triggers of coral disease gingivitis, 3 percent suffer from bleeding gums, decreased by 25.55 percent gums, and only 0.44 percent of otherwise healthy.
The lack of treatment for gum is apparently able to cause disease gingivitis. Gingivitis is an infection of the gums caused by plaque, which is embedded layer and composed of bacteria, saliva, and food scraps.
“The disease gingivitis can also damage other teeth buffer network, known as periodontitis,” said the doctor graduated from University of Indonesia.
Periodontitis is a condition in which tissue damage dental buffer is marked with swelling of the gums, there are gaps between the teeth and gums, gums down so that bacteria can be lodged in the gaps between the teeth and gums. Not only the gums, bones become very fragile foundation became infected. And on this condition, the position of the teeth become loose or even shake.
Yulia further said that if gingivitis is not treated, it can worsen into periodontitis, where the infection had spread to my other tooth supporting tissues. And if not addressed, then the bacteria can enter the blood vessels and cause disease in other parts such as stroke, diabetes, heart, and in pregnant women can cause babies are born prematurely or with less weight.
“Recent research indicates that pregnant women with chronic gum disease have a seven times greater risk of having an infant born prematurely,” he said.
In addition there are bacteria in plaque are also other factors that cause disease gingivitis, such as how to brush teeth, the pressure on the gum, smoking, and hormonal influences during pregnancy.
At the time of pregnancy, pregnant women usually experience changes in teeth and mouth. Change can be in need of blood vessels and gums. This means that your gums bleed more easily when exposed to brush teeth and gum swelling can occur, called epulis gravidarum or pregnancy tumor. This disease will gradually recover after childbirth.
Pregnancy tumor usually occurs in the gums. Exactly in between two teeth (interdental) and can evolve rapidly even though this lesion diameter size is generally no more than 2 cm. Gums health effects of pregnancy are also recognized by the obstetrician Dr. Abidin SpOG Boy. He said that one of the factors that cause gum problems in pregnant women is hormonal changes and the occurrence of blood vessel dilation and need gums during pregnancy.
“Toxins that enter the bloodstream through the gap between the gums and teeth to make fetal stress that causes babies born weighing less or premature. Carrying 77 percent of mothers who gave birth to premature babies suffering from gingivitis, “he explained in the same event.
These incoming toxin may also cause inflammation of the gums and will be even worse if the mother has a health and oral hygiene is poor. Therefore, the Boys always recommend that women planning a pregnancy should watch his mouth cavity health first.
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