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Periodontal Disease linked to Chronic Kidney Disease

December 22, 2014 by Dr. Varun Pandula 4 Comments

In a Study published in the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) a link between Periodontal disease and Kidney disease has been observed after amalyzing 699 African American adults who underwent Dental examinations.

The study has been conducted in these patients and were observed for 4-5 year period in which patients with chronic periodontal disease had developed chronic kidney disease at 4 times the rate compared to those without periodontal disease. This study has been presented in ASN kidney week 2014 November at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.Periodontal disease related to chronic kidney disease

Periodontal Disease or PEriodontitis which is a disease of the Gingival and Periodontal tissue surrounding the teeth which is infested with bacterial infection in the oral cavity. This link between Periodontitis and Kidney disease has been investigated and the potential link has been analyzed by researchers which is being led by Vanessa Grubbs, MD (University of California, San Francisco) in 699 African American adults over a period of 4-5 years which was the average follow up and in this period there were 21 new Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) cases reported which is 3.0% of the total and form this number the patients having periodontal disease had a 4.2 fold greater incidence of CKD which was done after eliminating other potential problems associated like Age, Sex, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, income and drinking and these were compared to the patients without periodontal disease.

With this study it is proved that a probable relation and potential problem associated with Chronic Kidney Disease is present and as Periodontal disease is a reversible and preventable disease it makes it important to everyone to make sure that their periodontal health in Oral cavity is kept under sheck to prevent other diseases.

According to Dr. Grubbs “Because periodontal disease is common and can be prevented and treated, targeting it may be an important path towards reducing existing racial and ethnic disparities in chronic and end-stage kidney disease”

Source: American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Comments

  1. Martina Salvador says

    February 17, 2015 at 4:31 am

    Laser Periodontal Treatment is one of the best solutions to solve chronic gum diseases. Periodontal diseases, it not give the proper treatment will definitely lead to more serious conditions like heart ailments and Chronic Kidney diseases as the infectious organisms that are causing the gum infections may get into the circulation and lodge and multiply in the vital organs like the heart and the kidneys thereby affecting its function and ultimately causing life-threatening diseases. http://www.xpressdentalclinic.com

  2. Boksa says

    April 6, 2015 at 6:28 am

    it is critical situate when this type of kidney disease risk involved with your tooth problem none have thinking about this .

  3. Deanna R. Jones says

    September 16, 2015 at 7:25 pm

    Thanks for the tips! I didn’t realize just how much periodontal diseases can affect other aspects of my physical health. I’ve had infected gums for years, so that would probably explain the kidney problems that I’ve had since I had my gum infection. Reading this makes me want to consider getting treatment to see if healing my gums will also help to improve my kidney health.

  4. Smith says

    June 13, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    Periodontal diseases occur again and again that’s why it becomes important to cure them well. There are a lot of treatment options are available these days. So without taking any risk, one should consult with the dentist to cure periodontal disease.

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