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Lantis Laser Inc. – Doing the Math and Understanding Periodontal Disease
I wanted to present an in depth look at periodontal disease courtesy of Lantis Laser. They want you to be aware of the crucial issues in dentistry and how they impact your overall health — with the encouragement to seek a dentist with a Lantis Laser OCT Imaging System when they become available. They are in Phase Two Trials at this time.
I think it is crucial to understand that with the Lantis Laser a dentist can use the very successful OCT (optical coherence tomography) system to detect periodontal disease in your mouth by viewing and imaging the soft tissue of the mouth. There is no imaging system in the field now that images soft tissue, which is where periodontal disease exists.
Periodontal disease has been definitively tied to overall health! Lantis has the exclusive right to develop this successful imaging system from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
I hope you will read about periodontal disease below and understand why this imaging system that can detect periodontal disease is crucial to overall health.
Currently, there is NO imaging system that can do what an OCT imaging system can do PLUS OCT imaging has been vitally successful in other fields of medicine for imaging soft tissue, in fact it has revolutionized ophthalmology. I see no reason why it cannot do this in the field of dentistry as well.
Periodontal Disease and Its Impact on Overall Health
Your dentist, your family and you will be glad you read this … Have You Flossed Today? After you read this – you probably will!
I would encourage you to educate yourself on the incredible importance of detecting and treating periodontal disease and to see a dentist with a Lantis Laser OCT imaging system when it becomes available.
In a recent article authored by Flora Stay, D.D.S., a dentist for over twenty years and an author and university professor, with her own successful practice recently wrote: “there is virtually no disease and ailment that is not affected by oral health. In our quest for health, the key body part that is most often neglected is the mouth. We’re in the midst of a wellness revolution-a radical understanding of the mouth as being the missing link to health. Keeping it in proper working order is crucial to being healthy.”
Most people believe gum disease is confined to the mouth and has no effect on any other part of the body. A little bad breath, some bleeding gums…no big deal. What people don’t realize is that severe gum disease does not solely affect the mouth, but the whole body.
Lantis Laser’s OCT dental imaging system will help dentist detects periodontal disease. Not all dentists are periodontists. In fact there are relatively few periodontists compared to dentists. However, with a soft tissue imaging system dentists will be able to detect periodontal disease. In 2000, the Surgeon General of the United States stated that the relationship between oral health and overall health is powerful and should not be ignored.
In a recent study from Harvard University, research conducted on more than 51,000 male doctors found that men with a history of gum disease were at 64 percent higher risk of getting pancreatic cancer, compared to those with healthy mouths. Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease; this powerful evidence from this study should be another wake-up call.
Studies have linked gum disease with heart disease, stroke, diabetes, respiratory disease and pregnancy problems.
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S.
How could gum disease possibly have anything to do with heart disease?
Moderate to severe periodontitis means gum disease has advanced to a point where bone is destroyed, and abscess begin to form around some of the gums surrounding the teeth. Because there is no pain involved in this process and it often begins around the back teeth, patients may not be aware they have gum disease.
The body’s first response to injury is inflammation. This is how the body protects itself from such things as bacteria, virus, damaged cells, or irritants. A cascade of biological events take place as the immune system sends signals to release chemicals and white blood cells into the blood or affected tissues to protect your body from these foreign substances attacking the tissues. The release of these chemicals increases the blood flow to the tissues. Some of the chemicals may leak fluid into the tissues, resulting in swelling. With the gums, inflammation is characterized by:
- Redness
- Swelling
- Sometimes fever/chills
- Fatigue/loss of energy
- Headaches
- Some bleeding of the gums on brushing or flossing
I think it’s pretty easy for laymen to understand what’s going on here. When the cause of inflammation is not treated, whether it’s from bacteria, or other irritants, it becomes “chronic”. Chronic inflammation in the mouth upsets the delicate balance of healthy tissues. These are the problems the Lantis Laser OCT system can detect!
When the initial stage of gum disease, called “gingivitis” is not treated, it becomes chronic and advances to the more severe form of “periodontitis.” This periodontitis disease cannot always be identified — but with Lantis Lasers OCT system your dentist can quickly identify the disease at a time while the inflammation is still reversible. With chronic inflammation, as destruction of the tissues continues, there is ongoing damage and the bridge to health is no longer there.
Recent studies recognize that inflammation plays a central role in heart disease and stroke, and that controlling inflammation is critical to your health, no matter where that inflammation is located.
C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the proteins that increase during the existence of chronic inflammation. Testing for the presence and level of C-reactive protein or CRP, known as an inflammatory marker, may be the new way to assess cardiovascular disease risk and is now widely available. Other reports suggest that even low-grade inflammation, as in gingivitis (the beginning stage of gum disease), might contribute to or even cause atherosclerosis (fatty buildup and blockage in the arteries).
The conditions and diseases associated with an elevated -reactive protein or CRP include:
- Heart disease/Atherosclerosis strokes
- Obesity
- Dental disease
- Blood sugar disorders
- Alzheimer’s
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Smoking tobacco
- Aging
Studies have shown a positive association between coronary artery disease, called atherosclerosis, and elevated CRP.
Periodontal infection and inflammation may indeed cause high C-reactive protein or CRP levels. According to the American Academy of Periodontology, past studies examining the relationship between periodontal: disease and C-reactive protein or CRP found that often, after standard non-surgical periodontal treatment, C-reactive protein or CRP levels decrease. The Journal of Periodontology reported that inflammatory effects from periodontal disease cause oral bacterial by-products to enter the bloodstream and trigger the liver to make proteins such as CRP that inflame arteries and promote blood clot formation.
I have in the past presented a multitude of studies that tie periodontal disease to overall health and have noted that even health insurance carriers – not dental insurance carriers – are reimbursing dentists for treatment of periodontal disease.
Here are a few of the most recent large studies: A major study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that men with severe periodontal bone loss had 150 percent greater risk of heart disease. In addition, the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found those with severe periodontal disease were nine times more likely to have a heart attack. An even larger study, the Arteriosclerosis Risk in Communities study, reports that patients with gum disease have a 1.5 fold increased rate of heart disease.
What Causes Periodontal Disease?
Plaque, that sticky film of bacteria and food debris that coats your teeth when you wake up in the morning, builds up on the teeth within six hours after brushing. If not removed every 24 hours, it starts to harden and cause damage. The process causes inflammation, which then activates further destruction, in terms of the fibers and bone that hold your teeth and gums in place. The result is not a pretty picture. Gums separate from their snug attachment to the teeth, allowing more bacteria to hide and destroy tissue. Loose teeth and bad breath are the more visible signs.
Be Proactive!
Use toothpaste with calcium pyrophosphate. Calcium pyrophosphate is soluble and will help dissolve any destructive calcium phosphate that has not yet bonded to the tooth enamel and turned to tartar, therefore preventing its build up.
Use toothpaste with baking soda that safely will help neutralize acids. The more acidic the oral environment, the more likely that harmful bacteria will thrive and multiply.
Use toothpaste with xylitol. Studies have shown xylitol to be effective for cavity prevention.
DO NOT use toothpaste with sodium lauryl sulfate. This is a harsh detergent and can cause drying of the tissues and allergies. Sodium lauryl sarcosinate is a mild cleanser. Look for this ingredient.
DO NOT use toothpaste with artificial sweeteners, colors, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, aluminum or chloride. Chloride dioxide and similar ingredients are all derived from bleach and are harsh and toxic.
Mouthwash: Keep it simple. You don’t need alcohol, natural botanicals or synthetic ingredients that claim to cure gum disease or bad breath. Baking soda and xylitol along with proper brushing and flossing methods are the best-proven methods to prevent gum disease. It’s ok to use a therapeutic mouth rinse recommended by your dentist during gum treatment. These are not meant to be used on going, but only during therapy.
Keeping a Healthy Mouth
Your daily seven steps to a healthy mouth: In the morning and bedtime:
1. Rinse with mouthwash
2. Floss Floss Floss – thoroughly, making sure you clean under the gums. If you don’t know how to do this properly, ask your dentist or hygienist to teach you. Proper flossing makes a big difference and it can be tricky until you get the hang of it.
3. Brush your teeth and gums thoroughly, but gently. Daily build up of plaque is soft and easy to remove, as long as you clean every side of every tooth. This should take at least three minutes.
4. Clean your tongue with a tongue cleaner. Many bacteria hide in the cracks and crevices of the tongue. This is a major contributor to bad breath.
5. Rinse with water
6. Rinse with the mouthwash.
7. See a dentist with the Lantis Laser OCT imaging system and you may not only keep your teeth longer, you may end up living a longer and healthier life!
Dentists will be able to afford a Lantis Laser OCT Imaging System
Number One: The Lantis Laser OCT Dental Imaging System will be priced so that most dental offices can afford it, at around $20,000.00
Number Two: Health insurance carriers understand the merit of treating dental decay and periodontal disease for overall health and based on some irrefutable studies that continue to be published weekly.
Number Three: There are 150,000 licensed dentists in the United States according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07.
Number Four: Lantis’ management is highly confident that a market penetration of 5% can be achieved within four years of commencing marketing in the third quarter of 2008.
This healthy mouth in depth look was brought to you by Lantis Laser!
Source: Lantis Laser Inc., Total Health June 2o07, and Dr. Flora Stay, DDS
Contact: Lantis Laser Inc.
Stan Baron,President and CEO
11 Stonebridge Court
Denville, NJ 07834
Tel: (203) 300-7622
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