Lighthouse News Daily

Breaking Daily News

Sunday, March 7, 2021
Log in
  • Headlines
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Latest News
    • Inflatable Greenhouse Could Be A Food Source In The Outer Space
    • YouTube for Children Being Launched by Google
    • Some Animals Produce Natural Sunscreen to Protect Themselves from Radiation, New Study Shows
    • A New Genetic Map Tracks Down Dog Breeds And Their Evolution
    • Lack Of Sleep Causes Brain Cells To Slow Down
    • Meet Lyuba, the Best-Preserved Baby Mammoth in the World
    • Reports of Great White Shark Spottings Around Wells, Maine
    • Minecraft Adds Hour of Code Designer Tutorial
    • The de Broglie-Bohm Theory Is Back and It’s Surreal
    • Could High Carbon Dioxide Concentration Make Earth Greener?
You are here: Home / Health / Diabetes Makes You Lose Your Teeth

Diabetes Makes You Lose Your Teeth

December 7, 2015 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow
"chocolate teeth"

People with diabetes are twice more likely to lose their teeth

Researchers from Duke University have found indubitable proof that diabetes makes you lose your teeth. According to them, adults with diabetes lose twice more teeth than those without and African Americans with diabetes are even at greater risk than white Americans.

The team has studied data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey between 1971 and 2012. Their findings show that even if tooth loss has been greatly reduced in the past 40 years, the tooth-losing rate still stays higher for persons with diabetes.

Published in Preventing Chronic Disease journal, the study has also revealed that among the studied populations of white, Mexican and African Americans suffering from the condition, the latter lose more teeth.

The research team, led by Huabin Lou from East Carolina University assessed data from more than 37,000 adults aged at least 25. The study has been divided in nine parts, assessing trends among white, black and Mexican adults with and without diabetes in a period of over 40 years. A decline of tooth loosing has been observed among both white and black population with diabetes but it still remained higher than for those without the condition.

Scientists find more and more evidence linking oral health to different chronic diseases, such as respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and even cognitive decline. This makes the need of assessing oral health and teeth losing more important for both health care providers and patients.

As a limitation of the study, researchers admit that their findings regarding African Americans might have been influenced by a greater lack of access to dental care among this population.

As a result of their study, scientists emphasize the importance of oral hygiene and dentist visitation especially among people suffering of diabetes. Almost 50 percent of American adults have gum disease and most of them are diabetics.

Another recommendation for diabetics is to undertake foot exams, since many amputations happen to people with diabetes, given their poor circulation and the nerve damage caused by the disease.

Diabetes can also lead to complications like heart disease, eye complications, kidney disease, nerve damage and skin complications. It also makes infections more likely to happen and harder to cure.

However, diabetics can decrease the risk of complications by managing their sugar intake, by taking their medicine and by regular visits to their doctor.

Image source: pixabay.com

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: African Americans, diabetes, Diabetes Makes You Lose Your Teeth, lose more teeth

Pages

  • About/Contact
  • AccomplishNow Sandra Rechsteiner | A Journey to Self-Acceptance
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 17 other subscribers

While revealing Ashley Madison names was the first part that was revealed , the next step is having pictures, chats and private messagepublished.

Ashley Madison Hackers Will Reveal More Soon

August 23, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

The hype around “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is unbelievable considering that the movie will be released in March next year.

All You Need To Know About Batman V Superman

August 31, 2015 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment

Great Red Spot on Jupiter is Getting Smaller

October 19, 2015 By Joseph Decker Leave a Comment

Feed Your Kids Allergenic Foods to Shield Them from Allergies

October 20, 2015 By Barbara Mast Leave a Comment

United States and Cuba Clash at Start of Talks over Immigration

January 21, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

92 % of Earth-like Planets in the Universe Aren’t Born Yet

October 21, 2015 By Lonnie Davidson 1 Comment

Lindsay Lohan Might Face Jail Time

January 23, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Apple to Spend $850 Million on Solar Energy Project

February 11, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • patient and doctor shaking hands

    Always Seeing the Same Doctor Lowers Early Death Risk (Study)

    Jun 29, 2018
  • people who work out

    What Happens When You Work Out

    Jun 28, 2018
  • female flight attendant

    Flight Attendants, More Likely to Develop Some Types of Cancer (Study)

    Jun 26, 2018
  • overweight person

    Body-Positive Movement Likely Contributes to Obesity Crisis (Study)

    Jun 25, 2018
  • Alzheimer's symptoms

    Herpes Virus Might Be Linked to Alzheimer’s (Study)

    Jun 22, 2018
  • cup of coffee

    Coffee Might Be Good for Your Heart, But with a Limit (Study)

    Jun 22, 2018
  • Parkinson's in the brain

    Parkinson’s Drugs Can Make People Gamblers or Sex Addicts

    Jun 21, 2018
  • freshly-made pizza

    Why Your Brain Loves Fatty, High-Carb Foods (Study)

    Jun 19, 2018
  • group of teens

    Teens Having Less Sex, Doing Less Drugs, More Are Depressed

    Jun 15, 2018
  • woman sleeping

    Too Much or Too Little Sleep are Both Bad for Your Health (Study)

    Jun 14, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • Nature
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • U.S.
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Copyright © 2021 lighthousenewsdaily.com

About | Contact · Staff · Terms and Conditions · Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.