Complications of Gum disease
Complications list for Gum disease:
The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources
for Gum disease includes:
See also the symptoms of Gum disease and Gum disease: Introduction.
Complications of Gum disease:
For instance, people with gum disease (chronic adult periodontitis) are
at increased risk for cardiovascular (heart) disease. We also know that
pregnant women with gum disease problems are significantly more likely to
have premature babies of low-birth weight. This may result from the
transfer of bacterial microbes in the mother’s mouth to the baby during
the third trimester of pregnancy. The microbes can reach the baby through
the placenta (a temporary organ joining the mother and fetus which
supplies the fetus with blood and nutrients), through the amniotic fluid
(fluid around the fetus), and through the layer of tissues in the mother’s
stomach. (Source: excerpt from Oral Health: NWHIC)
Medical news summaries about complications of Gum disease:
The following medical news items
are relevant to complications of Gum disease:
You may also want to research other symptoms
in our Symptoms Center.
About complications:
Complications of Gum disease are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are
caused by Gum disease.
In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Gum disease and complications
of Gum disease is unclear
or arbitrary.
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