Teeth fall and gingivitis indicator for lack of sugar discipline
Teeth fall and gingivitis indicator for lack of sugar discipline
Dental is the first indicator observed by the diabetic that he suffers from lack of discipline in blood, as diabetes is a disease that affects all organs of the body without discrimination, and the teeth are parts of the body most affected by the disease.
Dr. Yaser Abdel Raouf, professor of sugar and endocrinology in Tanta doctor, said that the dentist may be the first to discover the patient's diabetes. The patient may be visiting the doctor due to periodontitis, the presence of pockets of psoriasis or the loss of teeth. Frequent gingivitis and the presence of sinus sacs in the gums are one of the most important complications of diabetes, as it leads to an imbalance of the body's immunity and bacterial infection.
Dr. Yasser Abdel-Raouf said in a statement to the "seventh day" that the injury of gums to some bacteria will increase the resistance of the body to the hormone insulin, and thus the loss of the patient's ability to control diabetes, and that the injury of bacterial gums may lead to an increase in the mortality rate of diabetics due to strokes Heart disease, stressing that it is necessary to treat diseases of the gums to control sugar, and reduce the proportion of deaths due to heart disease, and the maintenance of control of sugar will maintain the health of the patient's teeth.
Dr. Yasser Abdul Raouf confirmed that losing a diabetic is one of the causes of malnutrition, and this leads to the inability of the diabetic to eat vegetables and fruits, which are the cornerstone of the patient's proper diet.
He pointed out that the physician treating the patient to the diabetic initial examination of the teeth of the patient, and directed to a thorough examination by the dentist after the diagnosis of the disease and blood glucose levels, and repeated this test periodically to preserve the teeth of the patient, and reduce the proportion of deaths from heart disease in a patient Sugar.