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2458 Dayton-Xenia Road
Beavercreek, OH 45434
937-429-3160
February is Dental Health Month as well as American Heart Month. We would like to educate our patients on the connection between oral health and the heart.
Oral health and its relationship to total health underscore the need to educate consumers about the importance of quality preventive oral health care.
Research has identified periodontal (gum) disease as a risk factor for heart and lung disease, diabetes, premature, low birth weight babies and a number of other conditions. The 2000 Surgeon General's report, Oral Health in America, has called attention to this connection and states that, if left untreated, poor oral health is a "silent X-factor promoting the onset of life-threatening diseases which are responsible for the deaths of millions of Americans each year."
A major disease with an oral health connection is heart disease—the number one killer of men and women—claiming more victims than all forms of cancer and AIDS combined. In 2005, more than 80 million people had one or more forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD); almost 900,000 died in 2004 from CVD.(1) Numerous research studies have shown a connection between heart disease and key bacteria in periodontal disease. While research continues to explore this link, dental hygienists are instrumental in identifying the presence and extent of the periodontal infection and work with patients, both to treat existing periodontal problems and to prevent future complications.
To schedule your next cleaning and check-up contact our office at 937-429-3160.