Researchers at a Tokyo based Microbiology Department recently learned that an acid produced in the mouth because of gum disease stimulates the virus that can lead to full-blown AIDS
This bacteria causes periodontal disease (a chronic inflammation that erodes bony structure in the gum) which causes a threat to the teeth and the entire body.
The recent news believes that the serious periodontal disease could lead to the development (of AIDS) among HIV-positive people... although they feel the probability greatly depends on an individuals physical strength.
Even those who are unaware that they have contracted HIV could develop the epidemic if they get periodontal disease. Previous research has shown that gum disease is linked to diabetes and heart disease but it is the world's first finding that it activates HIV.
The study will be published in the March issue of the US monthly Journal of Immunology, he said. The research team also plans to confirm the finding in tests on animals.
Gum Disease May Trigger Full-Blown AIDs
Researchers at a Tokyo based Microbiology Department recently learned that an acid produced in the mouth because of gum disease stimulates the virus that can lead to full-blown AIDS
This bacteria causes periodontal disease (a chronic inflammation that erodes bony structure in the gum) which causes a threat to the teeth and the entire body.
The recent news believes that the serious periodontal disease could lead to the development (of AIDS) among HIV-positive people... although they feel the probability greatly depends on an individuals physical strength.
Even those who are unaware that they have contracted HIV could develop the epidemic if they get periodontal disease. Previous research has shown that gum disease is linked to diabetes and heart disease but it is the world's first finding that it activates HIV.
The study will be published in the March issue of the US monthly Journal of Immunology, he said. The research team also plans to confirm the finding in tests on animals.