Taking care of your mouth is taking care of your health

1 in 2 people in Spain suffer from gingivitis. This oral disease that is usually accompanied by bleeding or inflammation of the gums is an alert symptom that must be taken very seriously.. Because it is a disease that, if it worsens and becomes periodontitis, can affect our general health. it means that, surely, the general health of that person is in danger. Moreover: in the world, oral diseases already affect 3.5 billion people with a prevalence of 45% and figures higher than other diseases such as mental, cardiovascular, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases.

The time has therefore come to reinforce an essential message for health: the mouth is not an isolated system within the body as a whole. In fact, quite the opposite. It is one of the main routes of entry and exit of different microorganisms in the body that can multiply and cause infections and various diseases.

Several studies have shown the more than close relationship between periodontitis and various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory infections such as pneumonia or infectious exacerbations of COPD, diabetes or even adverse effects during pregnancy.

From the gums to the whole body

That the mouth bleeds, for example, is not normal. That is, you have to take care of the health of your mouth and stop normalizing certain signs like these. This sacred, consequence of gum disease, gingivitis, can end up leading to a more serious pathology. If gingivitis is not controlled well and on time, it ends up becoming periodontitis.. Or, put another way, the person could reach the dental pieces. The problem is that, according to various studies, 49% of Spaniards do not know what periodontitis is and, therefore, would not know how to identify its symptoms.

But not only this. A patient with severe gum disease is at increased risk of cardiovascular disease; that is, from having a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral vascular disease. And, in Spain, today these cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 29% of deaths. In the world, heart pathologies are the first cause of death.

On the other hand, diabetes is another of the great silent and serious diseases globally.. They affect more than 8% of the population.. The problem with poor oral health is that the more severe your gum disease is, the more likely you are to develop diabetes or suffer serious complications from it.

More than a mouth, cheers

For all these figures, experts recommend a preventive approach to oral diseases. Because it has already been more than demonstrated that a lack of oral hygiene can cause many general health problems. And visiting the dentist regularly and caring for your mouth with quality brands at home can help prevent the arrival of these diseases, or at least detect them as soon as possible.. A reminder: oral hygiene is essential, yes, but it must be done correctly and completely. For this, it is advisable, among other aspects, to finish it with the use of a mouthwash with a good composition that we can buy in pharmacies or parapharmacies.

This relationship between health and mouth is one of Dentaid's concerns. The firm champions the concept of “oral health is general health” raising awareness, every day, among the population. In this sense, it supports projects such as Promosalud, an innovative SEPA initiative at an international level that promotes oral and general health.. And it does so by prioritizing the importance of early detection of the risk of suffering from diseases of our body from the dental office.. This is how, for example, they say the risk of suffering from diabetes or hidden arterial hypertension can be combated.

“Publicizing the relationship between gum disease and systemic diseases is key for Dentaid as it is fully aligned with our purpose: to promote and improve the oral health of people at all stages of life,” explains Julio. Gion, General Director of Dentaid Spain. He also considers that the Promosalud project will make the population aware of this relationship, “involving the institutions, and making a common front to improve people's health, improving their oral health.”

In addition, in this preventive line, the brand has VITIS Encías, a range specially designed to prevent and help treat inflammation and bleeding gums due to gingivitis or delicate gums for daily use.. This line of products is made up of the VITIS Gums paste, the VITIS Gums mouthwash and a specific VITIS brush for delicate gums.. All its formulas are also developed exclusively at the Dentaid Research Center, a world reference center for oral health research.. This is Dentaid's way of fulfilling its objective: to ensure the effectiveness of its formulas and thus take care of the oral and general health of all its consumers.