Thursday, December 20, 2012

Could Untreated Cavities lead to Heart Disease And/Or Death

Could Untreated Cavities lead to Heart Disease And/Or Death?
How?
Dental - 2 Answers
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Your teeth have capillaries. A cavity is a hole in your tooth. If bacteria gets on the tooth it will get into the cavity, and into the capillary, then right to heart. I don't know about death, but you will have to be put on antibiotics.
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I'll try and keep this brief. The real answer to your question requires a lot of anatomic and biologic background. So, no, untreated cavities will not lead to heart disease. Heart disease by definition is typically a problem with the arteries which feed the heart muscle itself, or problems with the heart muscle or associated veins/arteries. Can cavities cause death, yes in very rare cases. This is typically caused by swelling of the area under and around the tongue which can cause the airway to close, causing death. Even more, extremely RARE, is a systemic (whole body/bloodstream) infection that has started in a tooth. In many years of practice I have never seen one (and I have spent years at a University hospital). Addition: In case some one flips over this answer, some patients do require an antibiotic prior to dental procedures. This is due to specific health problems they may have. Some dental procedures have been reported to cause an increse in bacteria in the blood stream. This reason has led to SOME persons needing antibiotics prior to surgery, deep cleanings, etc. Yes, years ago some people died of what is known as "Bacterial Endocarditis", but this is EXTREMELY rare nowadays!

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Do your think terrorism or heart disease is more dangerous

Do your think terrorism or heart disease is more dangerous?

Philosophy - 5 Answers
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People have a 1-in-5 chance of dying of heart disease in their lifetime. The odds of being the target of a terrorist act is over 1-in-500,000... probably closer to 1-in-1,000,000 given the actual frequency of attacks in the U.S. or Europe. So I'd say heart disease. ;-)
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The idea of terrorism is a panopticon of violence. You don't know who will be a target. But you do know how to prevent heart disease. I don't know what I'm saying exactly... but I've argued that fast food is a weapon of mass destruction, so, there you have it: Considering no terrorist has the power to kill like a greasy restaurant chain.
3 :
I do worry about terrorism, but the chances of Al-Qaida targetting the small town where I live are pretty slim. My chances of having a heart attack are far greater. A few of you may have been the victim of terrorism or you know someone who has been. But everyone has been affected by heart disease, either directly or indirectly. In other words, you either have it or know someone who has. All in all, heart disease still kills far more people than terrorism. So, that makes it more dangerous.
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What we really have to watch out for is the terrorists with heart disease. (And waterproof phones.)
5 :
In peaceful times, heart attack because terrorist attacks are scarce; however, some psycho may decide just to kill the whole human population by biological or nuclear warfare

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

What is organic heart disease

What is organic heart disease?
what does the word organic signifies here? What is the difference between organic heart disease and degenerative heart disease?
Heart Diseases - 4 Answers
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Organic means the heart muscle is diseased as opposed to having something like BP effect the heart indirectly
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There isn't necessarily a difference between organic heart disease and degenerative heart disease. Organic diseases are contained within the affected organ, which means there is some type of abnormality in the organ (which is the heart in this case). Abnormalities may be present at birth, or they may develop from some type of injury that doesn't heal completely. If the abnormality affects organ function and becomes worse over time, it is a degenerative disease. You could have heart disease that is both organic and degenerative, a degenerative disease that is not organic, or an organic disease that is not degenerative.
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There are two types of Organic H.D. - Congenital and Rheumatic. Defects that occur at birth are classed as Congenital Heart Disease. These may affect the heart itself : it may not have developed normally during pregnancy, the wall of the heart may be damaged (hole in the heart), or the blood vessels may be underdeveloped. These defects may be hereditary or more likely have been caused by external factors such as drugs or infection during pregnancy. They are normally diagnosed at birth or in early childhood but it is not uncommon for the symptoms to occur for the first time in adulthood. Rheumatic Heart Disease can be the result of a bout of rheumatic fever. Occurrences have decreased considerably due to the use of antibiotics to treat rheumatic fever. There are at least eight specific diseases, which fall into the category of Degenerative Heart Disease. The common factors within this category are that the disease has progressed gradually and that there is no specific event that has caused it.
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I am afraid I can see no point in the prefix organic in this context. It is usually applied to distinguish between physical and psychological conditions. I suppose it might mean that a patient has a physical explanation for chest pain, as distinct from a non-physical or psychological one. It might be that you have taken the 2 words out of context. If a physician tested a patient with chest pain and found no identifiable cause,he might say 'there is no evidence or organic heart disease.

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