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Health Encyclopedia: Periodontal Disease Complications
Complications
The ultimate outcome of uncontrolled periodontal disease is tooth loss. As the destructive factors cause the breakdown of bone and connective tissue, there remains no anchor for the teeth.
Bad Breath
A much less severe but nevertheless distressing problem caused by periodontal disease is bad breath, although coatings on the tongue may contribute more to bad breath than periodontal disease.
Heart Disease and Stroke
Studies have reported that people who have heart disease have a 1.5 - 4 t...
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Expert & Community Posts
Live From the GI Conference: Increase in GERD Hospitalizations
By Jan Gambino , Health ExpertThe North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)... Read more »
Smoking bans going global
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health ExpertGreetings! After introducing myself in my first post, I want to use this post to discuss the... Read more »
Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...in deaths from trauma, cancer, hemorrhagic stroke, respiratory diseases, and infectious diseases... Read more »
Aging with Asthma Part II
By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert...and other pulmonary conditions. Asthma and other respiratory diseases are common in mature... Read more »
Suffering and Pain Avoided with POLST
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...that you are 87 years-old with serious cardiac and respiratory diseases. Would you want to be... Read more »
Health Guide
Pneumonia: References
...et al. eds. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Mosby; 2004:703-706.Whitty JE, Dombrowski MP. Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, et al. eds. Obstetrics:... Read more »Asthma Risk Factors
...Between 1980 and 1996 the prevalence of asthma increased by nearly 74%, but it may be stabilizing. Other respiratory diseases, sinusitis, and ear infections are also on the rise, suggesting that... Read more »Acid Reflux (GERD) Risk Factors
...index (BMI) is associated with increased risk for cancer of the esophagus (esophageal adenocarcinoma).Respiratory Diseases. People with asthma are at very high risk for GERD.One study indicated... Read more »Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...safe for children with asthma. It is also very important for these patients to reduce their risk for respiratory diseases. Still, 90% of asthma patients remain unvaccinated.Older Children and... Read more »Managing Asthma in Children and Adolescents
...vaccination is safe for adults and children. It is also very important for patients to reduce their risk for respiratory diseases. Still, 90% of patients with asthma remain unvaccinated.Patients... Read more »Images
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