DOES GUM DISEASE AFFECT YOUR CHILD PLANNING
Who would have thought that something as simple as cleaning
your teeth could affect the rest of the body so much?
So much that unhealthy gums lead to delay in conceiving in
females and poor sperm count in men.
Periodontitis or gum inflammation is a long-term disease
caused by a mixed microbial infection. The disease is a result of a complex
interaction between the bacteria and a susceptible host. The host reacts to the
microbial flora by releasing a low-grade inflammatory response that has an
effect on the overall health status of the patient. Periodontitis has been
associated with several other conditions such as cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes and respiratory infections.
Numerous studies were conducted to study the influence of
dental infections on male and female fertility. Bieniek and Riedel (1993)
published a case series suggesting a direct causal relationship between dental
bacterial infections (foci) and therapy-resistant bacteriospermia, perhaps
leading to reduced fertility in males. Professor Roger Hart, Professor of
Reproductive Medicine at the University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia)
and Medical Director of Fertility Specialists of Western Australia reported
that the negative effect of periodontal disease on conception was of the same
order of magnitude as the effect of obesity.
A group of researchers called the SMILE study followed a
group 3737 pregnant women and analysed
information on pregnancy planning and pregnancy outcomes for 3416 of them. They
found that women with gum disease took an average of just over seven months to
become pregnant—two months longer than the average of five months that it took
women without gum disease to conceive.
Experimental studies on rodents with periodontitis showed
that the infertility problem is a secondary outcome. The possible biological
explanation could be the release of cytokines, which
b) Prevent implantation of the embryo or does not sustain
its implantation.
Reflecting on the
studies, there seems to be a thread of logic which indicates that oral care is
indeed very important for the overall health. Of course, no part of the body is
isolated from the rest and any part affected causes disorder in the functioning
of the other organs too.
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