We start from the mouth to prevent …
The modern dentistry, like any medicine, is based on the principle that "prevention is better than cure". To make a correct prevention of the most important diseases of the mouth is necessary to know the causes for them. And now proven that the patient should actively cooperate in order to have healthy teeth and gums and dental hygiene dentists are its natural partners.
The main diseases of the teeth and their supporting tissues are caries and periodontal disease (i.e., periodontal disease, as was once known) and the main cause is bacterial plaque associated with predisposing factors such as smoking, genetic predisposition and habits.
The prevention of oral and dental diseases is the condition for certain will not occur at all, and then it means keeping the person in good health! The tooth cleaning done at the 'dental hygienist is not just a beauty treatment, but the prerequisite for healthy teeth and everything that surrounds it is a virtually painless treatment that removes plaque (plaque mentioned earlier!) and tartar as well as the enamel surface stains caused by nicotine and coffee. The patient will then keep them home with results obtained through simple tips and aids chosen ad hoc and trying to improve the lifestyles with proper nutrition and eliminating bad habits (smoking a cigarette!).
The same bacteria responsible for this oral disease have been found within athermanous plaques, that is real fat deposits on the walls of the carotid arteries, the major arteries that carry blood to the brain. Preventing periodontal disease with the bacteria that cause it will lower the bacterial colonization of or pharynx and thereby diminish the risk of respiratory diseases.
A very important other body, which has been highlighted by recent studies is the relationship between pregnancy and periodontal disease. In fact today most women know that their general health during pregnancy is of fundamental importance for the fetus, but few of them are aware that an 'alteration of their state of health to periodontal disease may affect the conditions General of the fetus and determine preterm births and underweight babies. The gingivitis of pregnancy affects a very high percentage of women with varying intensity, and this depends on the state of the gums prior to pregnancy.
From what was said so far shows the importance of control of bacterial plaque especially in view of pregnancy, making it vital to control tooth. The best time to solve its problems gum fact is that pre-pregnancy because you can take all the therapies available with any medication support, without having to consider possible consequences of treatment on the health of the fetus. It advisable then, once that has developed pregnancy, hygiene professional every 3 months to prevent the onset of inflammatory phenomena of the gums.
Cancer prevention and dietary habits. Any suggestions
Numerous studies have shown that a good part of the most common cancer develops because of wrong eating habits; three out of ten cancers in fact seem to come from a poor diet. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, the phenomenon is due both to the excessive consumption of certain foods is the low quality of them. The importance of nutrition in the onset of the tumor is proven by the fact that the incidence of such diseases is increasing in industrialized countries, where diets are privileged characterized by the consumption of high calorie foods too high in sugar and fat while one cannot say the same of developing countries or those which are consumed in large quantities to produce.
Several epidemiological studies have identified l association of certain deficiencies and / or dietary imbalances and certain types of cancer: the stomach cancer appears linked to a deficiency of protein and vitamins, while the breast cancer and prostrate to the excessive consumption of animal fats and polyunsaturated fats, the 'excess alcohol and low consumption of fresh vegetables seem to favor the occurrence of cancers of the mouth, all' esophagus, and larynx, and has long been known as liver cancer is linked to excessive alcohol. It follows that the majority of cancers could be avoided if you follow a balanced diet so scrupulous.
It’s already known that the abundant consumption of fruits and vegetables in season and has a beneficial effect on the overall health of people, it goes without saying then that this type of food is a perfect profile for the onset of some forms of cancer. Especially cancer of the colon and rectum are associated with a low consumption of vegetable fibers combined with excessive consumption of fat. It should increase the consumption of cereals and pulses while it is best to avoid too much saturated fat and then eat red meat, sausages and salami. It may also be useful seasoning foods with olive oil (which is always better to eat raw), use little salt, which appears to have a role in cancer of the stomach and pancreas, and use fresh herbs instead, limit the consumption of sweets and alcohol, prefer white meat and fish. Then there are some foods that are particularly healthy and even seem to have real anti-cancer effects of these tomatoes, cabbages, onions, soy, beans and garlic. Are also prefer foods rich in fiber as encourage the disposal of potentially hazardous substances
It’s very important how the foods are cooked and stored, as the most carcinogenic substances taken with food spread, particularly during the cooking process. Better prefer lighter cooking methods like steaming, which limits the loss of nutrients present in food, first of all the vitamins, boiling or baking, it should be quite limited but the cooking of meat and grilled fish as free of carcinogens, the same goes for the fry releasing a carcinogenic substance called acrolein. The method of food preservation has a role in cancer prevention, better to eat fresh or frozen foods compared to those preserved in salt or vinegar and smoked ones.
Cosmetics: allergies and reactions caused
Increasingly frequent are the cases of allergies due to the use of cosmetics and more frequent are the reactions that our skin shows. This problem, not easy to evaluate, it is taken with little consideration as in most cases has always presented the results of limited clinical importance, because the patient suffered from allergies in general or to consult their GP or apply a cream cortisone caused precisely by eliminating the reactions allergy.
Far the reactions are caused by contact dermatitis, the manager 's Institute Dermatologic San Gallicano Dott. San Gallicano Dermatological Dr. Cristaudo, in fact, tells us that statistically the reactions caused by allergies are a lot smaller than the reactions caused by contact dermatitis.
Only 7% of the population is allergic reactions to cosmetics compared with 14% suffering from contact dermatitis, and is to be taken into serious consideration the fact that the percentage increases if one takes into cause dermatitis on the face. The latter often depends on the type of product that has been used, wherever and by the way in which it was implemented, and of course the predisposition of each individual.
Prof. Ayala, director of the Dermatology Clinic, University Federico II of Naples, explains how worrisome allergic reactions caused by cosmetics, not only those affected but particularly for manufacturers. Says that even if these allergies are eradicated there will always be new allergens are ready to take the field and ready to give us serious trouble. Taking a journey from past to present, we can watch the various appearances of allergic skin reactions due to various preservatives used not only in the cosmetic market but also in drug research.
These allergies are discovered and eventually treated in centers that have specialized Dermatological different allergens to test saddle leather of all those suffering from various forms of allergies. To cope with the considerable increase of the phenomenon it was decided to create a sort of cosmetovigilance designed especially for testing and possibly discover any item included in products that can cause allergies.