Oral hygiene

Dear women, pay attention to oral hygiene if you’re trying to conceive

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The finding is independent of other risk factors contributing to conception, such as age, current smoking, and socioeconomic status.

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Researchers advise fertile women to take care of their oral health.

If you’re trying to conceive, it might be a good idea to pay attention to your oral care routine. A common bacterium associated with gum disease may delay conception in young women, warns a new study. “Our results encourage young women of fertile age to take care of their oral health and attend periodontal evaluations regularly,” said one of the researchers Susanna Paju of the University of Helsinki in Finland.

Periodontal (gum) disease is an inflammatory reaction to a bacterial infection below the gum line. The study involved 256 healthy non-pregnant women (mean age 29.2 years, range 19 to 42) who had discontinued contraception in order to become pregnant. They were enrolled from the general community from Southern Finland.

Participants were followed-up to establish whether they did or did not become pregnant during the observation period of 12 months. Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium associated with periodontal diseases, was significantly more frequently detected in the saliva among women who did not become pregnant during the one-year follow-up period than among those who did, according to the study published in the Journal of Oral Microbiology.

The levels of salivary and serum antibodies against this pathogen were also significantly higher in women who did not become pregnant. Statistical analysis showed that the finding was independent of other risk factors contributing to conception, such as age, current smoking, socioeconomic status, bacterial vaginosis, previous deliveries, or clinical periodontal disease.

Women who had P. gingivalis in the saliva and higher saliva or serum antibody concentrations against this bacterium had a three-fold hazard for not becoming pregnant compared to their counterparts. Increased hazard was nearly four-fold if more than one of these qualities and clinical signs of periodontitis were present.

“Our study does not answer the question on possible reasons for infertility but it shows that periodontal bacteria may have a systemic effect even in lower amounts, and even before clear clinical signs of gum disease can be seen,” Paju said, adding, “More studies are needed to explain the mechanisms behind this association. Young women are encouraged to take care of their oral health and maintain good oral hygiene when they are planning pregnancy.”

7 Ways to Make Oral Hygiene Easier at The Office.

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Oral hygiene is important throughout the day, not just in the mornings and evenings. That means paying attention to your teeth and gums even while you’re at work. It may not seem that easy to keep up with your oral care at the office, especially when you’re busy with multiple tasks, or working long hours. But there are many ways to make oral care more convenient while you’re on the job. Look after your teeth with these seven workplace tips.

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http://besthealthus.com/conditions/oral-health/office-oral-hygiene/?trkid=FBPAGE_RD_20160425_BestHealth_Conditions_OralHealth_Slideshow

Gastric atrophy and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: possible interaction with dental health and oral hygiene habit.

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Gastric fundal atrophy has been hypothesised to increase the risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but studies have shown inconsistent results.

Methods:

We measured serum pepsinogen I (PGI) and pepsinogen II (PGII) among 293 incident cases and 524 matched neighbourhood controls in a high-risk area of Northern Iran. Conditional logistic regression model was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results:

After controlling for age, sex, residence area and other potential confounders, gastric atrophy (defined by a validated criterion, PGI <55 μg dl−1) was associated with a two-fold increased risk (OR=2.01, 95% CI: 1.18, 3.45) of OSCC in the absence of nonatrophic pangastritis (defined as PGII <11.8 μg dl−1). Stratification by PGII decreased the misclassification errors due to cancer-induced gastritis. Presence of both poor dental health, indicated by higher than median sum of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT score), and gastric atrophy further increased the risk of OSCC (OR=4.15, 95% CI: 2.04, 8.42) with relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) of 1.47 (95% CI: −1.15, 4.1). Coexistence of poor oral hygiene habit with gastric atrophy elevated OSCC risk eight times (OR=8.65, 95% CI: 3.65, 20.46) and the additive interaction index was marginally statistically significant (RERI=4.34, 95% CI: −1.07, 9.76).

Conclusion:

Gastric atrophy is a risk factor for OSCC, and poor dental health and oral hygiene habit may act synergistically in increasing the risk.

Source: British journal of oncology