HealthstartswithYourTeethYoucannotbehealthyunlessyourteetharehealthyOralandSystemicHealthWhatistherelationshipbetweenoralhealthandsystemichealth?Population-basedstudiesdocumentassociationsbetweenperiodontaldiseaseandheartdisease,adversepregnancyoutcomes,andrenaldisease,amongothers.Aretheseassociationscausalorcoincidental?Canhealingdiseaseinthemouthinfluencediseaseinthebody?Shouldadentistalertaphysicianorotherhealthcareprofessionaltothepotentialconsequencesoforaldiseaseinaparticularpatient?Orviceversa?Howdoesinsurance—orlackthereof—affectanindividual'sabilitytomaintainoralhealth,andwhataretheconsequencesforoverallhealthandwellbeing?AetnaAetnaAnalysisProvidesProofThatDentalMedicalIntegrationProgramHelpsPeopleWithChronicConditionsTakeBetterCareOfTheirTeethAndGumsProgramdemonstratingsuccessinhelpingpeopleachievebetteroverallhealthHARTFORD,Conn.,May18,2011—Aetna(NYSE:AET)todayannouncedtheresultsofananalysisoftheAetnaDentalMedicalIntegration(DMI)program.Since2007,over930,000peopleparticipatedintheDMIprogramandAetnasent652,000educationalmailings.Inaddition,dentalcarecoordinatorsmadeover250,000followupphonecallstomemberswhohavenothadarecentdentalvisit.AsaresultofAetna’sproactiveoutreach,56percentofpeoplewhoreceivedinformationfromtheDMIprogramsoughtdentalcare.TheanalysisalsoshowedthatDMImemberswithaccesstoregulardentalcarehadbettercontroloftheirdiabetesincludingmoreregulatedbloodglucoselevels.“Approximately65percentoftheUSpopulationhasperiodontaldisease.Theprevalenceofperiodontaldiseaseincreasesto90percentinindividualswithachronicconditionlikediabetes,”saidMaryLeeConicella,DMD,ChiefDentalOfficerforAetnaDental.“Thescientificliteratureclearlyshowstheassociationbetweenoralhealthandgoodoverallhealth.TheDMIprogramhelpsfindwaystoconnectthetwobyeducatingpatientsandprovidinginformationandresourcestohelppeoplegetthecaretheyneed.”Aetna’sDMIprogramisavailabletopeoplewithAetnadentalandmedicalcoverageandusessophisticatedtechnologytoidentifymemberswhohavenothadarecentdentalvisitthatarepregnant,orhavechronicconditionssuchasdiabetesorcardiovasculardisease,includingkidneyorvisionproblemsorhypertension.Aetnareachesouttomembersbymailandthroughphonecallstomakepeopleawareofhowgumdiseasemayimpacttheirmedicalcondition.MemberswhoenrollintheDMIprogramreceiveoneadditionalfreecleaningatthedentistandaccesstocertainperiodontaltreatmentscoveredat100percentwithnodeductiblesorcoinsurance.健康从牙齿开始口腔健康是全身健康的基础牙周炎与身心健康的关系牙齿之所以稳固，是因为它长在骨头里面，骨头外面包裹着牙龈牙齿感染,牙龈感染和骨头感染其中牙龈感染是最为忽略的,甚至被牙医忽略一些非急性感染.牙周炎是一种慢性炎症:说穿了，它就是一个隐形杀手WHY?TeethareanchoredintheSocket/AlveolarBone,throughthePeriodontalLigaments.TeethInfection,GumInfectionandBoneInfection.Ofwhich,guminfectionismostlyignored,evenbydentists,whenitisnotanacuteinfection.TheSilentKiller:PeriodontalDiseaseisaChronicInflammatoryDisease:Acutevs.ChronicInflammationAcuteinflammationischaracterizedbytheredness,heat,swellingandpain.Anotherkindofinflammation--lowgrade,chronic,and"systemic".Thishasbeengettingalotofattentioninthemedicalcommunitylately.Acutevs.ChronicInflammation急性牙周炎表现在红热肿痛另一种炎症--轻微的，病程长，进展缓慢,"循序渐进",这一种最近得到医学界的关注.ChronicInflammationcouldleadto•DiabeticComplications•CardiovascularDiseases•Chronic...
