Bacteria that live in the mouth can play a role in exacerbating inflammatory bowel diseases.

The results of the new study, presented in the journal Oral Diseases, show that ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease may be aggravated by some virulent oral bacteria.

In experiments using mice, scientists have determined that streptococci that enter the systemic circulation can associate inflammation of the gums with several serious diseases.

The authors of a new study from the University of Osaka in Japan say that the risk of penetration of these pathogenic bacteria into distant parts of the body increases with dental procedures such as extraction of teeth.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a fairly common group of diseases that 1 in 250 people suffer from in the UK. In the United Kingdom, there are 120,000 people with ulcerative colitis and 90,000 people with Crohn's disease - two diseases of the IBD group.

Inflammatory bowel diseases are most often diagnosed during adolescence or the third decade of life, but no one is insured from the WTC.

Dr. Nigel Carter, Executive Director of the British Dental Health Foundation, believes that these results should remind everyone again of how important it is to care for the oral cavity.

"This study provides very clear evidence that oral bacteria play an important role when it comes to IBD. In this last paper, from a very long series of studies, scientists once again showed how oral health is related to the state of the whole organism. If you are suffering from an IBD, then you just need to take care of the oral cavity. The mouth is often the first point in contact with bacteria, so it is very important to keep this barrier healthy, "Carter said in a statement.

Hygienic recommendations.

Dr. Carter says that people should pay more attention to hygiene:.

Brush your teeth 2 minutes twice a day using fluoride toothpaste.

Limit the use of sugary drinks and regularly visit your dentist.

If you constantly adhere to these two rules, you can add one more - after eating, clean the interdental space with a brush or a special thread, and use a rinse aid.

If you have inflamed and bleeding gums, stale breathing, teeth fall out and infections regularly appear in your mouth, then you should definitely be examined and treated.

Recall that oral infections have previously been associated with diseases such as diabetes mellitus, heart failure and osteoporosis.

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