Sore Gums Can Leads to Impotence - One more reason why oral hygiene is very important to always be maintained. A recent study indicates that men who have severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, have a greater risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction or impotence.
This is the result of the study the researchers from Taiwan who used data from a large-scale studies. The researchers identified nearly 33,000 men with erectile dysfunction (impotence) and randomly selected approximately 162 000 men without impotence.
The study results showed that about 12 percent of men have periodontitis. In this group, partispan with gum disease about 27 percent of erectile dysfunction and about 9 percent of the rest without sexual problems. The men were monitored over a five-year development condition.
The study found that gum disease is more common in men with erectile dysfunction than the control group. After taking into account lifestyle factors, income, and existing medical conditions, the researchers found gum disease was associated with impotence, especially in young men aged 30 years and older than 70 years.
"Understanding all aspects of how and why the health conditions there are very important for prevention and treatment goals," said Dr. Tobias Kohler, a member of the American Urology Association's Public Media Committee.
"This new study shows how an apparently unrelated conditions that can affect each other. Need more research to understand these findings," he said.
This study does not suggest that gum disease causes impotence, it's just that there is a relationship between the two.
Dr. Aaron Katz, chairman of the urology department at Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, put forward a theory about the potential link between gum disease and erectile dysfunction.
"I think the relationship between erectile dysfunction and gum disease is likely due to inflammation in the body and damage blood vessels that supply blood to the penis," he said. He added that men with the condition of periodontitis should try to get good dental care to help solve the problem.
The results of this research will be presented at the American Urological Association, in Atlanta.
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