{"id":5345,"date":"2015-11-30T02:09:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T02:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2023-08-02T07:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T06:59:22","slug":"gum-disease-systemic-links-and-respiratory-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/gum-disease-systemic-links-and-respiratory-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Gum Disease, Systemic links and Respiratory Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5364\" src=\"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Gum Disease, Systemic links and Respiratory Disease \" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nThere are two types of gum disease; they are called gingivitis and periodontitis. These are infections of the mouth caused by bacteria. The mouth contains the highest amount of bacteria in the body; hundreds of different types thrive in its environment. Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss in the UK.<br \/>\nThe bacteria in the mouth travel throughout the body via inhalation, ingestion and circulation causing adverse effects to it.<br \/>\nSigns and Symptoms of gum disease:<br \/>\nBleeding<br \/>\nRedness<br \/>\nSwelling<br \/>\nLoose teeth<br \/>\nDrifting to a different position<br \/>\nGum recession<br \/>\nBad Breath (Halitosis)<br \/>\nFoul Taste in mouth<br \/>\nOccasionally Discomfort<br \/>\nSymptomless<\/p>\n<p>Respiratory Disease<br \/>\nThere are known links between gum disease and respiratory infections, such as bacterial pneumonia.\u00a0 Poor oral hygiene alone is a causative factor and can worsen existing lung conditions. This is because the oral bacteria are inhaled into the lungs or swallowed causing infection.<br \/>\nFor further reading and information:<br \/>\n(Mealey\u00a0 Periodontology 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two types of gum disease; they are called gingivitis and periodontitis. These are infections of the mouth caused by bacteria. The mouth contains the highest amount of bacteria in the body; hundreds of different types thrive in its environment. Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss in the UK. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/gum-disease-systemic-links-and-respiratory-disease\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gum Disease, Systemic links and Respiratory Disease<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11370,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5345\/revisions\/11370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-dental-studio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}