Generally speaking, periodontal disease occurs, mainly because the teeth are not thoroughly cleaned. However, some special factors have also been found in medicine to increase the probability and severity of the periodontal disease.
In other words, people with special circumstances are more likely to suffer from periodontal disease than the general population. Therefore, if you belong to the following "high-risk groups", you need to pay more attention to your dental health.
1. Long-term smokers:
Long-term smokers who have been addicted to smoking for a long time are ten times more likely to develop periodontal disease than non-smokers. And once suffering from periodontal disease, the periodontal deterioration process will be faster and more serious than the average person. In particular, even after oral treatment, the recovery will be worse than the average person's, and there is a high chance of recurrence.
The main reason is that the nicotine in cigarettes is the number one killer of periodontal tissue health. It inhibits the function of white blood cells in the blood, thereby reducing the antibodies against periodontal bacteria and affecting the body's defense ability. Second, nicotine also reduces the responsiveness of blood cells and reduces blood flow to the periodontal tissue. Therefore, it is not easy to bleed when brushing your teeth, but you lose the problem of early detection of periodontal disease, which in turn delays the time to seek a doctor and causes greater oral damage.
2. Pregnancy period:
During pregnancy, when a woman is pregnant, due to the excessive fluctuation of female hormones in the body, periodontal bacteria are prone to multiply and increase the probability of periodontal tissue being invaded and inflamed. And it gets worse as you get older. This is why there is a saying that "a child loses a tooth", but it is actually caused by periodontal disease. Secondly, during adolescence or menopause, the fluctuation of female hormones will also increase. At this moment, the gums are easy to swell and bleed, which is a high-risk period for periodontal disease. Weekly sickness.
3. Diabetic patients:
Periodontal disease in patients with diabetes is one of the complications of diabetes. The main reason is that diabetes can cause disorders of glucose metabolism in the body, resulting in a decrease in the resistance of the body's immune system. The severity of the periodontal disease is more significant. Severe periodontal disease will also make the patient's diabetes more difficult to control, so the two affect each other.
4. Those with great mental stress:
People with high mental stress are under pressure or stress for a long time, which can easily lead to the disorder of endocrine function, thereby reducing the defense function of the human immune system, increasing the release of inflammatory cytokines, and aggravating the condition of periodontal disease.
5. Long-term use of specific drugs:
Long-term use of certain drugs and taking certain drugs such as blood pressure lowering drugs, contraceptives, etc., these types of drugs will make the fibroblasts in the gums hyperplasia and abnormally active, and the dental plaque in them will also accelerate the growth, causing periodontal tissue. There is a more sensitive reaction, and there is also more inflammation and bleeding around the gums.
6. Other systemic diseases:
Such as leukemia, AIDS patients, etc. will increase incidence of periodontal diseases, such as leukemia, AIDS patients, etc. will increase the incidence of periodontal disease, especially in patients affected by HIV, and the degree of periodontal damage will be more In general, chronic periodontal disease develops dozens of times faster, and it is even possible that in just three to four months, the periodontal disease can be infringed to a depth of more than one centimeter.
