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Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Diabetes -  Diabetes affects approximately 24 million Americans or about 8% of the population. This is a disease marked by high blood sugar levels caused by the production of insulin function. An individual becomes insulin resistant diabetes when the pancreas can no longer release enough insulin to lower blood sugar and organs become exhausted. Pancreas is controlled by hormonal feedback mechanisms. Acute and chronic infection in the body’s hormones to create chaos. Periodontal disease is the most widespread infectious diseases on the planet, triggering a lot of chaos.

Mouth help the sugar found in gum disease. Constant introduction and presence of sugar in the mouth (as with the sippy cup of juice), feed the bacteria that cause periodontal disease. Blood vessels in diabetes are also compromised. They thicken and slow the delivery of oxygen to the extremities. Likewise, they slow the elimination of waste from this network. All of which lowered defense against infection, including periodontal infection.

A detailed publication Dentistry Today the relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes. Those with diabetes have more severe periodontal problems and people with periodontal disease have a more difficult time controlling their diabetes. Link found in both adults and children. Approximately 50 per cent of children had periodontal disease, according to Lucile Packard Children Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center. Unfortunately the symptoms of periodontal disease are often not seen until the disease is advanced. A dentist can diagnose the disease at an early stage, before the parents realize their children have them. Thus, it is important that children with diabetes receive regular oral checkups.