Passion for strong tea deprived of all teeth

47-year-old woman has lost all his teeth, and was the victim of a rare bone disease due to abnormal hobbies tea. For 17 years, she used 100 tea bags a day.

Tea is considered to be beneficial to the health drink as it contains the necessary protection against various diseases antioxidants and caffeine makes us alert and energetic. But no, even the most useful for human product must not be consumed in excessive amounts. This was personally convinced the American, who suffers from a tea addiction.

During the 17 years of life this woman every day, brewed yourself once 100 tea bags, has been making the so-called chifir Very popular in Russian prisons. As a result, it has become a victim fluorosis or cryolite disease - a chronic disease of the skeletal system caused by excessive intake of fluoride in the body.

As is known, chifir   It can cause physical addiction, like a drug. The woman believed that her love of tea does not harm health, but a few years ago, she had pains in the back, arms, legs and hips. She went to consult a doctor Hospital Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, who was diagnosed fluorosis .

X-rays showed areas of abnormal bone density in some areas of the spine, as well as areas of calcification in the bones of the hands. The level of fluorine in the body of the patient to be exceeded four times. Fluorosis - an extremely rare disease in the Western world. Most often it ill residents of countries such as China and India, which contains a lot of fluoride in the water.

Because of illness she had lost all of their teeth, which had to be removed. No specific treatment of dental fluorosis is not - the patient advised to limit consumption of tea, and she already felt an improvement. It is expected that over time the level of fluoride to normal. (READ MORE)

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Doctors: tea bags may leave without teeth

Tea contains fluoride - substances that in moderation can be good for teeth and strengthen bones. But if fluoride is much more than the body needs, with healthy teeth, you can say good-bye, and tea bags as American researchers have found out, the concentration of fluorine dangerously high.

The overabundance of fluorine provoke dental fluorosis. In this disease, deteriorating dental enamel bright spots first appear, and then dark, depending on the level of fluorine. In some cases, the teeth begin to crumble. Furthermore, deteriorate the bones, they may become brittle. Disrupts the function of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, the liver.

Scientists from the Medical College at Washington University in St. Louis found that in packaged tea attended by the usual castle 6, 5 parts of fluoride per million, which significantly exceeds the allowable concentration. The fluoride content of different varieties of tea ranged from 1 to 6, 5 ppm. According to one of the authors of the study Professor Michael White, the tea leaves to accumulate fluoride can actually coming from the soil and water. But researchers still have to figure out how to link the ability to collect tea fluoride and its variety, and also the year of his collection.

FOR REFERENCE:   Maximum allowable concentration of fluoride in drinking water is 4 parts per million. Bottled mineral water should not contain more than 2, 4 parts per million of fluoride. (READ MORE)

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Dentists predict osteoporosis

Heavy and insidious disease osteoporosis can be diagnosed long before the patient's first symptoms manifest. It is enough to examine the records to the dentist.

Dentists from the University of Manchester have developed a technology called Osteodent, which recognizes people prone to osteoporosis . The program examines the scans of the patient's teeth and puts on their basis almost surefire diagnosis. Moreover, the disease may begin only after many years following analysis.

Osteoporosis , Which affects about 7 million Russians, it is a disease of the bones. Their density decreases, causing bones become more brittle and prone to fracture. Until recently, medicine had no means of early detection of the disease, and the diagnosis was made after the first fracture, when the treatment is ineffective.

However, British scientists have found that the thinning of the bones of the jaw, generally well marked on the x-rays that make before treatment, can predict the decrease in bone density in other parts of the body. Researchers analyzed more than 5000 shots in patients aged 15 to 94 years. Women up to 42 do not notice any changes in bone density, but later it began to decrease.

Scientists have selected images with visible signs of reduced bone density, and then tested these people further. It was found that the density of the other bones of the body is also reduced. On the basis of these data and we have created a program Osteodent, identifying people who are at risk because of the threat of osteoporosis.

"Dentists have a huge advantage, because it is in their power now accounts for risk patients due to the development of osteoporosis, - says study author Professor Hugh Devin. - Osteodent could save lives, because early diagnosis and initiation of treatment are very important in this disease" .

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Gingivitis: fatal for pregnant women!

35-year-old American, whose name is not called doctors, He lost another unborn child due to gum disease. Doctors talking about this occasion to warn all pregnant women: Do not allow the development of oral diseases, in time, contact your dentist.

The authoritative journal Obstetrics And Gynaecology ("Obstetrics and Gynecology") published a study, the authors found that for the first time a direct link between the bacteria appearing in the mouth as a result of poor hygiene, and the death of an unborn baby.

An unnamed 35-year-old woman from America suffered from the usual gingivitis (inflammation of the gum tissue). After 39 weeks of pregnancy, she gave birth to a stillborn child. Doctors were able to trace the path of oral bacteria in the mouth to the mother's bloodstream child's lungs and stomach.

The autopsy and subsequent laboratory analysis conducted microbiologists of Ohio.

Scientists believe that any "gap" in the amniotic fluid - the liquid that surrounds the unborn child - can become a gateway for infections of the oral cavity. After the tragedy of the child, his mother took the appropriate treatment at the Dentist Which subsequently allowed her second attempt to give birth to a perfectly healthy boy.

"If you are pregnant, it is important to carefully observe oral health , - Stressed the head of the British Fund Dentistry   Dr Nigel Carter. - Moreover, the Ministry of Health of Great Britain provides all pregnant women   completely free treatment up to the first birthday of their child. "

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The cause of impotence - the state of mouth

Diseases of the oral cavity are connected not only with cosmetic nuances, but also lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and erectile dysfunction in men. This was stated by representatives of the health fund «British Dental».

According to the National Institutes of Health, erectile disfunction   It catches up after 40 years of one of the 10 men. Dentists believe that the development of this disease is directly related to the lack of oral hygiene,   diseases of the teeth and gums . A recent study showed that four out of five men with severe erectile dysfunction, there was a chronic periodontitis.

"States in many countries turn a blind eye to the problem of diseases of the oral cavity, although they are associated not only with the nuances of the beauty, but also lead to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and erectile dysfunction in men according to recent data. If theoretically, four of the five men have gum disease They may suffer from other illnesses provoked by chronic inflammatory process, "- says the director of research results spolnitelny« British Dental »Dr. Nigel Carter.

As explained by experts in the case of periodontal disease, bacteria from the mouth can get into the blood and the vascular system hit and disrupt blood vessels in the body naturally cause erectile dysfunction.

The best way to deal with dysfunction - to keep teeth and gums healthy by limiting consumption of sugary foods and drinks, visiting the dentist regularly and using dental floss. It is a regular tooth brushing and regular visits to the dentist will help keep the man self-confidence, even in the old age. (READ MORE)

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