Green tea has long been a staple in Asian countries. As the beverage has become more widespread elsewhere, so too have studies that report its health benefits for everything from weight loss to prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease and now gum disease.
Green tea gets a good review in the Journal of Periodontology. The March 2009 issue includes a study which analysed a number of lifestyle factors for 940 middle-age Japanese men, including tooth brushing, smoking and green tea consumption. It found that participants who drank green tea had less peritonitis or gum disease. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the gums and bone supporting the teeth. It's caused by bacteria in the mouth and is made worse by poor oral hygiene.
Journal editor Kenneth Kornman says the presence of a compound in green tea called catechin may explain its preventative feature.
"And that particular chemical, when purified and studied in the laboratory, has extensive ability to reduce inflammation throughout the body and also the ability to inhibit the growth of certain bacteria that may be involved in certain diseases like gum disease," he says.
Kornman says the study underscores the connection between healthy gums and a healthy body. He says chronic inflammatory conditions like gum disease, heart disease and Alzheimers are interrelated.
"Each one of these chronic inflammatory diseases does tax your body in terms of the overall inflammatory burden and load that your body is trying to deal with."
That could be reason enough to start drinking green tea, although Kornman points out that it is no substitute for good oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist.
Motherhood and…
Staying healthy begins at your mouth - not just the food you eat, but how you care for your teeth and gums. Emerging science suggests a link between a healthy mouth and a healthy body. That is why paying attention to oral health can improve the health of mothers, their families and even their newborn babies.
According to the American Academy of Periodontology, a baby is more likely to be born full term, and at a normal weight, when the expectant mother has healthy gums and teeth. "Pregnant women who have periodontal disease," explains Academy president Dr. Ken Krebs, "were shown to be seven times more likely to have a baby born too soon or too small."
Periodontologists specialize in the treatment of gum disease. That's a condition whose most common symptom is gums that bleed during brushing or flossing, and it's one that's usually easy to treat.
Krebs says that prevention of gum disease is a great boost to the health of an expectant mother.
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