Alvin H. Danenberg, DDS • Nutritional Periodontist
February 27, 2017 [printfriendly]
The most obvious signs of gum disease are bleeding gums and gum infection. The most obvious causes are unhealthy clumps of dental plaque around the gum margin and irritating tartar located under the gums. I’ve written about dental plaque and dental tartar in the past. But, before there is unhealthy dental plaque and irritating tartar, there usually was something bad going on in the gut.
Something makes the normal level of healthy bacteria in the gut become out-of-balance. The bad microbes become “bullies”. They start to overwhelm the garden of healthy gut bacteria. These “bullies”, along with remnants of undigested foods and toxic irritants, can damage the one-cell-layer-thick gut lining. Once this lining is breached, these irritants can leak into the blood system. Then, cascading problems develop:
- The immune system gets out of control
- Chronic inflammation begins circulating throughout the body
- Other organs become damaged
- The bacteria in the mouth start to change for the worse
The obvious and necessary treatment for unhealthy gums includes removing the unhealthy plaque and the irritating tartar. But, that is not all that needs to be done. In addition, the gut must be made healthy; and nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory foods must be introduced into the diet to replace bad food choices.
But after all this, what if gum diseases still persist? What could be the causes of further gum bleeding and gum infection? The answer might be that stubborn and virulent microbes still are playing havoc under the gums. These bad guys could leak into the blood system, creating problems throughout the body. Let’s take it to the next step.
Brad Wilson, DDS from Houston, TX has been doing cutting-edge research with PathoGenius Laboratory. Dr. Wilson has created a protocol to discover the bad bugs that continue to be out-of-control in the mouth. I am using this test to investigate those bad guys in my patients’ mouths.
The protocol begins with the patient brushing into his or her gum tissues. This will loosen dental plaque. Then the patient will give a saliva sample. Next, the sample is sent to PathoGenius Laboratory, which will test the saliva for microbes.
This innovative analysis determines ALL bacteria and yeast species in the sample using each bug’s unique DNA structure. The resulting lab report identifies the most harmful, disease-producing bugs in the mouth. The report also points out antibiotics that could kill the bad guys with minimal harm to the good bacteria. It is important to avoid a broad-spectrum antibiotic, which kills bad as well as good bacteria. Only the bad guys should be targeted, leaving the healthy bacteria to function normally.
If the lab results show harmful bacteria detected in large numbers, the patient moves on to the next stage to destroy them.
Methods to kill the bad bugs
If there are no deep pockets of bacteria and if there is no advanced jawbone destruction, I will recommend an antimicrobial to destroy these bad bugs. Choices are a systemic antibiotic or a localized antibiotic as suggested by PathoGenius Laboratory. Sometimes I recommend a natural product like raw honey to eliminate the bad bugs. I have written about the medical benefits of raw honey several times. (HERE. HERE. HERE.)
However, if gum infection is advanced and significant bone destruction has occurred around the teeth (known as periodontitis), I recommend a unique laser protocol called LANAP® (Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure). LANAP will destroy any remaining harmful bacteria and will assist the body in regenerating new bone.
Gum disease is usually the direct result of unhealthy clumps of dental plaque and buried tartar under the gums. Deep tartar irritates the gum areas like embedded splinters irritate the skin of a finger. Unhealthy plaque and irritating tartar need to be removed. But, nutrient-dense foods and a healthy gut are critical for ongoing health of the mouth. I teach my patients how to change their diet to improve their mouth and to improve the rest of their body.
If there are any significant amounts of pathogenic bacteria in the mouth, they must be identified and eliminated. Bacteria-specific antibiotics or natural remedies may be necessary to reduce these bad guys. In advanced periodontal disease, not only resistant bad bugs need to be destroyed but also damaged jawbone needs to be regenerated. For the patient with advanced periodontal disease, the LANAP protocol has been documented to be an excellent treatment to return the area to health. LANAP is my choice of treatment for patients with this level of periodontitis.
Alvin H. Danenberg, DDS, Mtaalamu wa Periodontist wa Lishe, Februari 27, 2017 [Print-Friendly] Ishara dhahiri zaidi za ugonjwa wa nywele ni damu ya nywele na maambukizi ya nywele. Sababu za kawaida ni makundi ya mchanga wa meno yaliyo karibu na pembe ya taya na tartar inayosumbua iliyo chini ya taya. Nimekuwa kuandika kuhusu plaque ya meno na tartar ya meno katika siku za nyuma. Lakini, kabla ya kuwa na mchanga usio na afya na tartar inayosumbua, kwa kawaida kulikuwa na jambo fulani baya linalotokea katika matumbo. Kuna kitu kinachosababisha kiwango cha kawaida cha bakteria zenye afya katika matumbo kiwe kisicho sawa. Vimelea vibaya huwa "watu wenye jeuri". Wanaanza kuzidisha bustani ya bakteria zenye afya za matumbo. "Wanyanyasaji" hao, pamoja na mabaki ya vyakula visivyoweza kumeng'enywa na vitu vyenye sumu, wanaweza kuharibu utando wa matumbo wenye tabaka moja la chembe. Mara tu utando huo unapovunjwa, vitu hivyo vinavyofanya mwili uchunguze vinaweza kuingizwa katika mfumo wa damu. Matatizo ya cascading huanza: mfumo wa kinga hupoteza udhibiti, uvimbe wa muda mrefu huanza kuzunguka mwili wote, viungo vingine vinaharibiwa, bakteria katika mdomo huanza kubadilika kuwa mbaya zaidi, matibabu ya wazi na muhimu kwa meno yasiyo na afya ni pamoja na kuondoa plaque isiyo na afya na tartar inayosumbua. Lakini, si hayo tu yanayohitaji kufanywa. Kwa kuongezea, tumbo lazima liwe na afya; na vyakula vyenye virutubisho vingi, vyenye kuzuia uvimbe vinapaswa kuingizwa katika mlo ili kuchukua nafasi ya chaguo mbaya la chakula. Lakini ikiwa baada ya yote hayo, je, magonjwa ya taya bado yanadumu? Ni nini kinachoweza kusababisha kutokwa na damu zaidi kwa taya na maambukizo ya taya? "Jibu la swali hili linaweza kuwa kwamba ""virusi vyenye nguvu na vyenye nguvu"" bado vinatenda vibaya chini ya meno." Vitu hivyo vinaweza kuenea katika mfumo wa damu, na kusababisha matatizo mwilini. Hebu tuichukue kwa hatua inayofuata. Brad Wilson, DDS kutoka Houston, TX amekuwa akifanya utafiti wa hali ya juu na Maabara ya PathoGenius. Wilson amefanya uchunguzi wa kudumu ili kugundua wadudu ambao bado hawajaathiriwa. Mimi ni kutumia mtihani huu kuchunguza wale watu wabaya katika vinywa vya wagonjwa wangu. Mkataba huo huanza kwa mgonjwa kupiga mswaki kwenye tishu zake za taya. Hilo litabadilisha mchanga wa meno. Kisha mgonjwa atatoa sampuli ya umajimaji. Kisha, sampuli hiyo hupelekwa kwenye Maabara ya PathoGenius, ambayo itachunguza mate kwa ajili ya vimelea. Uchambuzi huu wa ubunifu huamua spishi zote za bakteria na chachu katika sampuli kwa kutumia muundo wa DNA ya kipekee ya kila mdudu. Ripoti ya maabara inayotokana na hilo hutambua wadudu wenye madhara zaidi, wanaosababisha magonjwa kinywani. Ripoti hiyo pia inataja dawa za kuua viini ambazo zinaweza kuwaua watu wabaya bila kuharibu sana bakteria nzuri. Ni muhimu kuepuka dawa za kuua viini zenye athari nyingi, ambazo huua bakteria mbaya na pia nzuri. Ni watu wabaya tu wanaopaswa kushambuliwa, na kuacha bakteria zenye afya zifanye kazi kwa kawaida. Kama matokeo ya maabara yanaonyesha bakteria hatari kupatikana katika idadi kubwa, mgonjwa anaendelea na hatua inayofuata kuharibu yao. Kwa sababu ya kuharibika kwa mifupa ya taya, ikiwa hakuna mifuko ya bakteria ya kina na hakuna uharibifu wa mifupa ya taya, nitapendekeza dawa ya kuua wadudu ili kuharibu wadudu hawa wabaya. Chaguzi ni antibiotic ya mfumo au antibiotic ya mahali kama inavyopendekezwa na Maabara ya PathoGenius. Nyakati nyingine mimi hupendekeza bidhaa ya asili kama vile asali mbichi ili kuondoa wadudu wabaya. Nimekuwa nikisema mara nyingi juu ya faida za dawa za asali. (Hapa. Hapa. Hapa.) "Kwa hivyo, ikiwa ugonjwa wa meno umepita hatua ya juu na uharibifu mkubwa wa mifupa umetokea karibu na meno (unaojulikana kama periodontitis), napendekeza itifaki ya laser ya kipekee inayoitwa ""Lanap"" (Utaratibu wa Kuunganisha Mpya wa Laser)." LANAP itaangamiza bakteria yoyote inayoweza kuharibu na kusaidia mwili kuzalisha mifupa mpya. Ugonjwa wa meno ni matokeo ya mviringo wa plaque ya meno na tartar iliyofichwa chini ya meno. Tartar ya kina huchochea maeneo ya taya kama vile vipande vilivyoingia huchochea ngozi ya kidole. Ni lazima mchanga usio na afya na mchanga unaosumbua uondolewe. Lakini, vyakula vyenye virutubisho vingi na matumbo yenye afya ni muhimu kwa afya ya mdomo. Wanafunzi wangu wanajifunza jinsi ya kubadilisha chakula chao ili kuboresha mdomo wao na mwili wao. Ikiwa kuna kiasi kikubwa cha bakteria zinazosababisha magonjwa kinywani, ni lazima zitambuliwe na kuondolewa. Huenda ikawa lazima kutumia viuavijasumu au dawa za asili zinazopinga bakteria ili kupunguza idadi ya watu hao wabaya. Katika ugonjwa wa periodontal uliopita hatua, si wadudu wabaya wenye sugu tu wanaohitaji kuharibiwa bali pia mfupa wa taya ulioharibiwa unahitaji kuzalishwa upya. Kwa wagonjwa wenye ugonjwa wa periodontal, utaratibu wa LANAP umethibitishwa kuwa matibabu bora ya kurudisha afya ya eneo hilo. LAP ni njia ya matibabu ya kawaida kwa wagonjwa wenye ugonjwa wa periodontitis.