Dental Health Magazine Dental Health Digital Issue | Page 17

Issue #5, March 2017
Take Care of Your
Teeth and They’ll
Take Care of You
Bad dental hygiene isnt just bad for your teeth; it
can harm your entire body. Most people already
have chronic gingivitis by the time they’re
children, so keep flossing and brushing to prevent
the onset of these 14-bad-dental-hygiene-induced
ailments.
POSSIBLE AFFECTS OF:

Gum Disease
Gingivitis

Tooth Abscesses
1. HEART DISEASE 5. RESPIRATORY DISEASE 9. BRAIN ABSCESS 12. FACIAL CELLULITIS
Includes conditions such
as coronary heart disease,
congenital heart disease, heart
attack, and congestive heart
failure Includes disoders affecting the
lungs, such as asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease,
infections, lung cancer,
and many other breathing
problems A collection of immune cells,
pus, and other material in the
brain, usually from a bacterial
or fungal infection A bacterial skin infection on
the face.
2. CLOGGED ARTERIES
6. SEVERE GUM DISEASE
A build-up of plaque on
the-inner walls of the arteries.
Arterial plaque reduces blood
flow or can block it altogether. An infection of the tissues
and bones that surround and
support the teeth
3. STROKE 7. LUDWIG’S ANGINA
A stoppage of blood flow to
the brain, causing brain tissue
to die.
4. TOOTH LOSS
The loss of teeth due to gum
disease and tooth decay
A bacterial infection of the
floor of the mouth.
8. ENDOCARDITIS
An inflammation of your
heart’s inner lining.
10. MEDIASTINITIS
An inflammation of the
mediastinum. This is the
area that contains the heart,
large blood vessels, windpipe,
esophagus, thymus gland,
lymph nodes, and connective
tissues.
11. OSTEOMYELITIS OF
THE JAW
An acute or chronic infection
of the jaw bone
13. PNEUMONIA
An inflammation of the lung
that involves fluid filling the
air sacs
14. SEPSIS
An overactive immune
response to an infection that
results in the formation of
blood clots that block the flow
of blood to vital organs
SOURCE: GOOGLE HEALTH;
MEDICINE PLUS; WEBMO
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