(Gallery) Bacteria and Bone Loss
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- Note how disseminating oral infections can erode a patients heart valves.
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- Brushing diseased gums must be done forcefully with about 5 – 6 lbs of force directed into the soft tissue. Caveat: This is counter intuitive and uncomfortable the first 3 -4 days but a scientifically valid approach to oral hygiene.
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- You can see in this picture your toothbrush can reach shallow gum infections but not periodontal infections in the supporting bone.
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- Germs which cause bone infection are invisible unless stained with vegetable dyes.
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- Stained to better show the bacteria.
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- Only a periodontal probe can diagnose gum disease. X-Rays cannot diagnose bone infection.
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