Not exact matches
These bacteria, in the context
of periodontal infections, are linked to many
chronic inflammatory
diseases:
A research paper published in Veterinary World reports a positive correlation between dogs suffering
periodontal disease and instances
of chronic kidney
disease.
Those dogs with
chronic periodontal disease were diagnosed with endocarditis in 15 %
of the cases.
Many veterinarians have noticed that small breeds
of dogs that eat soft food and table scraps eventually develop
chronic mouth infections or
periodontal disease.
Research in humans shows that untreated
periodontal disease is a key factor in the development
of heart, liver and kidney problems and is a source
of chronic low - grade infection.
The
chronic low - grade infections that accompany
periodontal disease often spread to other parts
of the body, especially the bladder, kidneys, and heart valves.
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Not only does dental
disease lead to painful mouths and tooth loss, but left untreated,
periodontal disease increases the risk for
chronic infections in the mouth, potentially spreading to other areas
of the body, including the liver, lungs, kidneys and heart.
More importantly, we did not have the knowledge decades ago to understand how dogs and cats lived lives
of chronic pain because we did not know, or could not diagnose, the
periodontal disease that is occurring below the gum line.
Association between
chronic azotemic kidney
disease and the severity
of periodontal disease in dogs.
The years
of chronic bacteria that were released into this cats bloodstream when the
periodontal disease progressed from Stage I to Stage IV can seriously affect the internal organs and cause this cat to have premature organ failure.
The
chronic infection associated with
periodontal disease can lead to heart or kidney
disease and 90 %
of dogs and 70 %
of cats have
periodontal disease.
I still recommend the dental because there is a direct correlation between
chronic periodontal disease and acceleration
of kidney failure in dogs and cats.
But even though they don't show us much in the way
of outward symptoms,
chronic dental /
periodontal disease can cause severe and often irreversible damage to internal organs.