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The Dangerous Consequences of Neglected Teeth: A Study on the Risk of Heart Disease and Gastrointestinal Issues

The specialist added that infective endocarditis is one of the most dangerous heart diseases. Even with hospital treatment, the risk of death remains around 15–25%. If endocarditis can be cured, then there is a high probability that the person will forever have heart failure.

Another unobvious consequence of neglected teeth is problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Bacteria from the oral cavity enter through the esophagus into the stomach, and then spread throughout the gastrointestinal tract, causing inflammation.

“As pathogenic microorganisms multiply, they displace the normal biocenosis and lead to the development of gastrointestinal diseases,” explains Polina Zhovtyak.

Biocenosis is a community of microorganisms in a specific organ system. It is also called microbiota.

Once in the gastrointestinal tract, bacteria can cause pancreatitis, gastritis, duodenal and gastric ulcers.

2023-10-12 07:03:29

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