{"id":8338,"date":"2018-12-24T10:27:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T10:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/tu-boca-un-pilar-fundamental-para-tu-salud-cardiovascular\/"},"modified":"2018-12-24T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T10:27:59","slug":"your-mouth-a-cornerstone-of-your-cardiovascular-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/your-mouth-a-cornerstone-of-your-cardiovascular-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Your mouth, a cornerstone of cardiovascular health"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did you know that some diseases of the mouth have repercussions throughout the body? Do you have cardiovascular disease and want to keep it under control? One of the most important risk factors is under your gums, we explain why below.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The cardiovascular diseases<\/strong> remain the leading cause of mortality in Spain (30%), ahead of cancer (28%) and respiratory diseases (11%),<\/i> according to the INE. These diseases can affect the heart muscle, or the arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart and the rest of the body.<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, the periodontitis<\/b> is a bacterial disease that affects the gums, causing inflammation, bleeding, tooth mobility and eventually tooth loss. In its varying degrees of severity, it is so common that only 15% of the adult population (over 35) have completely healthy gums, and 30% have the most severe form of the disease. I'm sure you are thinking \"Well, what do they have to do with each other?\"<\/i>. In recent years, it has been scientifically proven that there is a very direct relationship between them, let's see how.<\/span><\/p>\n That all-too-frequent gum disease, I was telling you before<\/i>The gum becomes inflamed, causing it to bleed, and micro wounds and ulcers are constantly being created on the inside of the gum. Since all this is due to an excess of bacteria under the gum and there are also open wounds, the bacteria can easily get inside the organism.<\/span><\/p>\nRelationship between periodontal and cardiovascular diseases<\/h2>\n