Asthma is one of the most common dental diseases. The disease damages the tissue surrounding and supports the teeth. It can lead to heart attack, stroke, pneumonia ... and tooth loss.
Bacterial plaque that causes gum inflammation
Plaque is a colorless, sticky plaque around the teeth. When calcified, this plaque changes into tartar, darkening over time. Plaque accumulation creates bacteria, from which bacteria grow when they have favorable conditions, causing gingivitis and bleeding easily. Anyone can get gingivitis, which is the most risky factor is oral hygiene is not properly. Studies have also shown that factors that may increase the risk of gingivitis are: Genetics, those susceptible to the disease usually have inherited aplasia, that is, in families with fathers or mothers with gingivitis, the Their children are also susceptible to gingivitis.
Some drugs reduce salivation, causing dry mouth, resulting in plaque and tartar can accumulate more easily, then susceptible to gingivitis and tooth decay. Medications that reduce saliva secretion are: antidepressants, atropine ..., alcohol also reduces salivation. People who smoke a lot of cigarettes and waterpipe are more susceptible to gingivitis because they make the lesions more durable and slow to replace tissue damaged by bacteria.
Patients with diabetes who do not control or control low blood sugar are prone to gingivitis due to diabetes causing blood vessels thickening, reducing the ability to transport nutrients to the gums and poor transport of waste matter from Take advantage to excretion out, so weak and vulnerable to infection. Pregnant women: Due to hormonal changes during pregnancy, it is also susceptible to gum disease. Patients with weakened immune system are susceptible to gingivitis.
