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Originally posted by AURaptor:

" I haven't been to the dentist in well over 6 years "

The thing about choices, is that there are consequences.

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Perhaps the biggest factor in the build-up of plaque is sugar (and to a lesser extent other refined carbohydrates) in the diet. These foods create acidic conditions in the mouth that are ideal for the proliferation of plaque-forming bacteria. Just as importantly, sugar consumption depresses the immune system, particularly by inhibiting the action of neutrophils.(6) Because large amounts of B vitamins are used up in sugar metabolism, a diet high in sugar and low in whole foods can lead to deficiencies in these vitamins, which are necessary for healing.
Recent studies at the University of Buffalo Periodontal Disease Centre, New York State, USA, have shown that alcohol is a factor in gum disease. Increasing alcohol consumption from 5 units to 20 units a week increases the risk of periodontal disease from 10% to 40%. It is thought that alcohol may inhibit blood clotting, suppress new bone formation and reduce levels of B vitamins. (7) Alcohol dehydrates the mouth, so that bacteria are not washed away so readily by saliva, and plaque formation occurs faster.

Several nutritional deficiencies are associated with periodontal disease. The best documented is vitamin C, whose deficiency ultimately causes scurvy, a disease characterised by bleeding, suppurating gums and the loss of teeth. Vitamin C is vital in forming the amino acids needed for the production of collagen, an important component of the tissues that support the teeth. Vitamin C is needed too, for bone formation and calcification, and for wound healing. (8) Low levels of vitamin C have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of periodontal disease (9), increased permeability of the oral mucosa to bacterial toxins (10), as well as with impaired immune response. Deficiencies of vitamins A and E may also predispose to periodontal disease. (2)

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
What's so hard about having 3 or 4 dental check-ups and cleanings a year? There's no excuse not to.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:

Other than Vita C 500 mg 2 times per day, not sure what to specifically suggest. V8? B-complex? But look into the diet connection.

Best of luck.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
6IX... you could be experiencing just a natural reduction in collagen which happens as people age. (Damnit). But if your diet is crappy, you may also be missing nutrients that are absolutely vital for collagen production. Vitamin C is the first to come to mind.... seems to me that you don't eat much fresh fruit or veggies. Drinking also reduces the amount of B6, and sugar is an important factor too.

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Perhaps the biggest factor in the build-up of plaque is sugar (and to a lesser extent other refined carbohydrates) in the diet. These foods create acidic conditions in the mouth that are ideal for the proliferation of plaque-forming bacteria. Just as importantly, sugar consumption depresses the immune system, particularly by inhibiting the action of neutrophils.(6) Because large amounts of B vitamins are used up in sugar metabolism, a diet high in sugar and low in whole foods can lead to deficiencies in these vitamins, which are necessary for healing.
Recent studies at the University of Buffalo Periodontal Disease Centre, New York State, USA, have shown that alcohol is a factor in gum disease. Increasing alcohol consumption from 5 units to 20 units a week increases the risk of periodontal disease from 10% to 40%. It is thought that alcohol may inhibit blood clotting, suppress new bone formation and reduce levels of B vitamins. (7) Alcohol dehydrates the mouth, so that bacteria are not washed away so readily by saliva, and plaque formation occurs faster.

Several nutritional deficiencies are associated with periodontal disease. The best documented is vitamin C, whose deficiency ultimately causes scurvy, a disease characterised by bleeding, suppurating gums and the loss of teeth. Vitamin C is vital in forming the amino acids needed for the production of collagen, an important component of the tissues that support the teeth. Vitamin C is needed too, for bone formation and calcification, and for wound healing. (8) Low levels of vitamin C have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of periodontal disease (9), increased permeability of the oral mucosa to bacterial toxins (10), as well as with impaired immune response. Deficiencies of vitamins A and E may also predispose to periodontal disease. (2)

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http://www.ion.ac.uk/information/onarchives/nutritionalfactors


Other than Vita C 500 mg 2 times per day, not sure what to specifically suggest. V8? B-complex? But look into the diet connection.

Best of luck.

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If this were the Zombie Apocolypse and we had nothing better to do to pass the day than guess what our jobs were before "it" happened, I'd say that you had to work some form or another of HR......

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If this were the Zombie Apocolypse and we had nothing better to do to pass the day than guess what our jobs were before "it" happened, I'd say that you had to work some form or another of HR......

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Dear god, why??? I'm about as far away from HR as anybody could be! I'm a chemist, in a very non-people-related job (I picked it on purpose because nothing makes me happier than to be alone with an instrument!), reviewing chemical analyses for possible court proceedings. I look at data, most of every day.

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