Fertility disorders and premature birth - when periodontitis gets in the way of having children In Germany alone, there are up to 48,000 premature births every year. However, the cause is not always a maldevelopment of the child. Bacterial vaginal infections, anemia,...
Periodontitis and osteoporosis - two distant relatives Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease in which bones lose stability and break more easily. The triggers for bone loss are low mineral salt levels, low...
Periodontitis and pneumonia - how the mouth makes the lungs sick It is considered the secret widespread disease - pneumonia. In Germany alone, around 500,000 people are affected by this infectious disease every year, a third of whom need...
Periodontitis and rheumatism - creeping danger for the joint Swollen, warm and chronically painful joints immediately raise a suspicion: rheumatism. But "rheumatism" alone is not the end of the diagnosis. After all, it encompasses more than 100...
The dentist recognizes much more than dental diseases Anyone who believes that a visit to the dentist only protects against diseases of the teeth and gums is only grasping part of the possibilities. The dentist can recognize much more. Diseases of the digestive organs...
Correlation between depression and periodontitis Widespread depression: According to the WHO, around 322 million people suffered from depression in 2015. That's 4.4 percent of the world's population. Ten years earlier, the figure was 18 percent lower. However, the illness does not...
