{"id":119,"date":"2018-02-10T00:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T00:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2018-03-10T00:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T00:03:59","slug":"gum-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/gum-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"True or False:  Heart and Gum Disease Are Related"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AdobeStock_102016884__1516559648_45709-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"woman smiling dental visit\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AdobeStock_102016884__1516559648_45709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AdobeStock_102016884__1516559648_45709-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AdobeStock_102016884__1516559648_45709.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>True or False: Your oral health has a lot to do with your overall health? It\u2019s true! Many patients don\u2019t realize that the way that they take care of their teeth, gums, and overall mouth can have a direct link to other systematic health concerns\u2014even so much to say that it can kick start heart disease.\r\n\r\nLearn more about gum disease and how it affects your heart health in this week\u2019s blog post.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><!--more-->\r\n<h2>What is gum disease?<\/h2>\r\nEveryone knows that healthy gums are pink, firm, and help to keep your teeth in place. They are essential to overall great health because they protect outside stimuli from entering the body through holes in your smile. Plus, they work to protect the sensitive parts of your smile below the gum line.\r\n\r\nHowever, when gum disease sets in, patients will experience signs of unhealthy gums, including:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Red, swollen gums<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bleeding gums<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Gum recession<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chronic bad breath<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Loose teeth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pockets in the gums<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nUnfortunately, when gum disease sets in and begins to advance into periodontal disease, patients face inflammation and gum recession. This can easily correlate to other health concerns because holes in your smile are exposed, leaving your body susceptible to traveling bacteria in your mouth.\r\n<h2>How does inflammation in the mouth affect the whole body?<\/h2>\r\nAs mentioned above, one of the severe symptoms of gum disease is gum recession. When you develop gum disease, your gums can become swollen, inflamed, and begin to recede from the teeth, exposing vulnerable areas of the smile.\r\n\r\nAfter gum recession starts, the plaque and dental bacteria that is in your mouth can easily enter the blood stream. Healthy gums are usually there in place to block these harmful stimuli from the rest of your body. The bacteria and dental debris can enter through those holes in your smile and eventually cause plaque buildup in the arteries or even the brain. This is how some patients end up with heart disease or could even experience a stroke.\r\n\r\nIf you suffer from gum disease, it\u2019s essential to seek the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/periodontal-treatment.html\">appropriate treatment<\/a> as soon as possible. Without help from your dentist, you could not only be risking your smile\u2014but your overall health.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>About Our Office<\/h2>\r\nHere at Flenniken Family Dentistry, we know that having a healthy, beautiful smile is about much more than aesthetics. We work to keep your teeth and gums in great shape because it benefits your whole body! Since gum disease is one of the largest threats\u2014and most common dental problems that American adults face\u2014we are proactive in trying to prevent it. Learn more about how we can help you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/contact-us.html\">giving us a call<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"True or False: Your oral health has a lot to do with your overall health? It\u2019s true! Many patients don\u2019t realize that the way that they take care of their teeth, gums, and overall mouth can have a direct link to other systematic health concerns\u2014even so much to say that it can kick start heart disease. Learn more about gum disease and how it affects your heart health in this week\u2019s blog post. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flennikendental.com\/blog\/gum-disease\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>True or False: Heart and Gum Disease Are Related<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you heard that if you have gum disease, you could be risking your heart health? 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