Q.
Hi, my aunt recently fell ill, she’s OK no but it has happened before and we think it may be mild cases of pneumonia. I know these things happen when your slightly older but the other day I noticed that her teeth were all a mess, I’m not criticising, she should probably have had dentures a long time ago. her gums were really red- and to be honest I always past her bad breath of as being old! terrible. I think though she could potentially have gum disease which wouldn’t be at all nice and probably wouldn’t get eradicated at this point in her life. I was wondering if you have ever heard of cases whereby gum disease was linked to pneumonia, and how far would you say is to far gone for teeth and gum disease (as to whether they would be salvageable or not? what should I consider, how wobbly they are or what?). thank you Dr Jose, I appreciate you taking the time to read and consider this.
Hi, my aunt recently fell ill, she’s OK no but it has happened before and we think it may be mild cases of pneumonia. I know these things happen when your slightly older but the other day I noticed that her teeth were all a mess, I’m not criticising, she should probably have had dentures a long time ago. her gums were really red- and to be honest I always past her bad breath of as being old! terrible. I think though she could potentially have gum disease which wouldn’t be at all nice and probably wouldn’t get eradicated at this point in her life. I was wondering if you have ever heard of cases whereby gum disease was linked to pneumonia, and how far would you say is to far gone for teeth and gum disease (as to whether they would be salvageable or not? what should I consider, how wobbly they are or what?). thank you Dr Jose, I appreciate you taking the time to read and consider this.
A.
Because the body’s systems are interconnected, many times lack of health in one part of the body can actually trigger a secondary disease elsewhere in the body. This is often the case with gum disease which can increase the risk for the development of serious diseases in the body such as bacterial pneumonia. Wobbly teeth, bleeding, inflammation and redness of the gums are signs that something is not right and your aunt should see a dentist as soon as possible to establish which teeth are savable and recommend adequate treatment after clinical and radiographic examination.
Because the body’s systems are interconnected, many times lack of health in one part of the body can actually trigger a secondary disease elsewhere in the body. This is often the case with gum disease which can increase the risk for the development of serious diseases in the body such as bacterial pneumonia. Wobbly teeth, bleeding, inflammation and redness of the gums are signs that something is not right and your aunt should see a dentist as soon as possible to establish which teeth are savable and recommend adequate treatment after clinical and radiographic examination.
Dr Jose Zurdo
Mall Dental Care
Pall Mall, Manchester, M2 4DU
Web: www.malldental.com Tel: 0161 830 7300
