Hormones can affect the health of the mouth
Women should be more careful with their oral health at certain times of life, and that fluctuations in hormone levels influence the state of your teeth and gums. In this article we tell you more about it so you can be prevented.
The human body is like a laboratory in numerous chemical processes that occur are vital to its operation. Many of these processes are regulated by hormones: from growth to sexual activity. The level of hormones is not always the same: there are times when the ups and downs of these substances as necessary create true revolutions in the body, resulting from changes in mood, hair loss and acne outbreaks, to Typical heats of menopause. But there are more changes than is commonly known …
Oral health, for example, gives us evidence of the consequences they bring these fluctuations: changes in hormone levels during puberty, the menstrual period, pregnancy and menopause exaggerate the way gum tissue responds to the dental plaque and mouth make it much more likely to have problems.
That is why women should have special care and oral hygiene during each of these stages of life. It should also be extremely careful if you take birth control pills, since they increase the level of a hormone called progesterone, which can also influence the status of your mouth.
During puberty, the body begins producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which causes increased blood circulation in the gums and causes them to become more sensitive to swell, and become red. They can also hurt or bleed more easily.
Similarly, when you have your period there are changes in your hormones (progesterone generally increases), which can cause a temporary gingivitis, which occurs a few days before the start date and is the first day of bleeding: gum bleed easily, are red, shiny and swollen. Sometimes it can sprout small sores or ulcers on the inside of the cheeks.
Pregnancy is another time in which the hormones are revolutionizing. In particular, there is an increase of progesterone can cause what is called pregnancy gingivitis, between the second and eighth month of gestation. In addition, oral conditions in this period benefit activity and the development of caries.
Finally, during menopause may appear several problems in the mouth, not only by hormonal changes at this stage but also as a side effect of certain medications that can be taken to combat conditions of the age.
Changes in the mouth you can feel during menopause include altered taste, burning sensation in the mouth, increased sensitivity to foods and drinks cold or hot, less salivation and dry mouth.
Having a dry mouth can sometimes lead to the fall and loss of teeth and gum disease due to lack of saliva to moisten and cleanse the mouth by neutralizing acids produced by plaque.
At the same time, the decline in estrogen levels in women during menopause increases the risk of losing bone density, and if that happens in the jaw, the risk of falling teeth. How can you tell? A sign of bone loss in the mouth is that the gums recede or shrink, leaving the roots of teeth exposed.
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