Monday, December 12, 2011

Weight Loss Can Reduce Swelling in The Gums

The people who have problems with swollen gums are encouraged to lose weight so as not fat like bloated elephant. Research shows, low body weight can reduce the inflammatory reaction causes abscessed tooth.

The scientists proved that by observing the 31 participants who experienced the problem of obesity. As many as 50 percent of them have a body mass index (BMI) an average of 39 kg/m2 and are trying to lose weight through dieting and liposuction surgery.

About 50 percent have an average BMI is lower ie 35 kg/m2 and not trying to lose weight. However, all participants are equally being treated with oral complaints of swollen gums due to infection or other causes.

In certain periods, the entire complaint gums bengkan experienced participants alike finally healed. But seen from the time of his recovery, there are differences associated with obesity or BMI level as well as the efforts to lose weight.

Observations show, complaints swollen gums heal faster when patients managed to make efforts to lose weight. Although initially more obese, the complaint heal faster than those not too fat but not trying to lose weight.

No more detailed explanation of why be so, but scientists suspect it is related to resistance or impaired insulin function that is often experienced by obese people. Because insulin regulates blood sugar levels, then the resistance will affect the body's ability to resolve inflammation causes swollen gums.

Blood sugar levels are associated with the body's ability to resolve inflammation and injury. Therefore, people with diabetes often have problems with difficult wounds healed, causing tissue death and amputation.


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