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06-08-09, 06:58 PM
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06-08-09, 07:47 PM
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Well I have that to look forward to. Just when you think dentistry can't get any suckier, it always does.
06-08-09, 08:20 PM
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• Hasta la vista, baby!
• I'm your father.
• Show me the money.
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06-08-09, 08:35 PM
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Can't forget:
"Say hello to my little friend."
"Say hello to my little friend."
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06-08-09, 09:08 PM
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Has coddling tendencies.
06-08-09, 09:43 PM
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"Leave the gun. Take the canoli."
"Well, ma'am, if I see him, I'll sure give him the message."
"Well, ma'am, if I see him, I'll sure give him the message."
06-08-09, 09:45 PM
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06-09-09, 12:44 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
06-09-09, 04:34 AM
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06-09-09, 05:35 AM
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Haha. We had a thunder storm roll through here a couple of days ago. For a few seconds I seriously contemplated going out for a ride. Riding 35 days straight is just beneath that in terms of craziness. Hope your mouth feels better. There are few things worse than a sore mouth.
06-09-09, 05:40 AM
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That patellar tendonitis sensation/pain is just about gone after one rest day. That's very good.
06-09-09, 06:20 AM
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"What we have here, is.... failure... to c'mmunicate. Some men, you just cain't reach."
06-09-09, 06:20 AM
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One more rest day for sure. Hey, I could get used to this.
But it could F up my Road Miles Obsession. Oh well.
But it could F up my Road Miles Obsession. Oh well.
06-09-09, 01:52 PM
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Help stave off heart attacks... keep your teeth clean
By Jenny Hope
Poor dental hygiene can allow 100s of different types of bacteria to enter the bloodstream, scientists say
Keeping your teeth clean could save you from a heart attack, scientists say.
Researchers have found that poor dental hygiene and bleeding gums could allow up to 700 different types of bacteria to enter the bloodstream.
This increases your risk of a heart attack regardless of how fit and healthy you are, they believe.
Gum disease is already known to cause bad breath, bleeding gums and, if untreated, cavities, receding gums and tooth loss.
But experts say the biggest danger to health is the route into the bloodstream for the hundreds of bacteria found in the mouth.
Researcher Professor Howard Jenkinson said: 'Cardiovascular disease is currently the biggest killer in the western world.
'Oral bacteria such as Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are common infecting agents and we now recognise that bacterial infections are an independent risk factor for heart diseases.
'In other words it doesn't matter how fit, slim or healthy you are, you're adding to your chances of getting heart disease by having bad teeth.'
Details from research into how harmful bacteria interact with blood cells will be released today at the Society for General Microbiology, in Trinity College, Dublin.
A major treatment for heart disease is aggressive antibiotic therapy, but with the rise of drug-resistant bacteria time is running out for this, Professor Jenkinson warned.
The research provides more support for a link between gum disease, heart disease and stroke.
It reproduced the conditions under which bacteria linked to heart disease may end up 'immune' from attack by antibiotics, said researcher Dr Steve Kerrigan.
It found the bacteria interacted with platelets - the blood cells which aid blood clotting - in a different way than had previously been thought.
Dr Kerrigan said: 'Most of the studies that have looked at how bacteria interact with platelets, were carried out under conditions that do not resemble those in the human circulatory system.
'We mimicked the pressure inside the blood vessels and in the heart.
'We demonstrated that bacteria use different mechanisms to cause platelets to clump together, allowing them to completely encase the bacteria.
'This shields the bacteria from the cells of our immune systems, which would normally kill bacteria, - and most importantly also protects them from antibiotics.'
It is not clear how gum disease may trigger heart problems.
But it is thought that bacteria released from the infected gums may increase the rate at which arteries become blocked, say the researchers from Bristol University and the Royal College of Surgeons, in Ireland.
Bacteria entering the bloodstream may activate the immune system, making artery walls inflamed and narrow. Or they may attach directly to fatty deposits already present in the arteries which causes them to narrow further.
Professor Jenkinson added: 'The mouth is an easy entry for nasty bacteria. Once inside the bloodstream, the platelets, which help the blood clot, latch on to the bacteria.
'This can cause a blood clot, which can detach and travel to the heart. This is more worrying if the blood clot actually form on the heart's ventricle.'
The link was proven when scientists found that platelets, which aid repair, attach themselves to harmful bacteria in the mouth, wrongly thinking there is damage to a vein or capillary.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...eth-clean.html
By Jenny Hope
Poor dental hygiene can allow 100s of different types of bacteria to enter the bloodstream, scientists say
Keeping your teeth clean could save you from a heart attack, scientists say.
Researchers have found that poor dental hygiene and bleeding gums could allow up to 700 different types of bacteria to enter the bloodstream.
This increases your risk of a heart attack regardless of how fit and healthy you are, they believe.
Gum disease is already known to cause bad breath, bleeding gums and, if untreated, cavities, receding gums and tooth loss.
But experts say the biggest danger to health is the route into the bloodstream for the hundreds of bacteria found in the mouth.
Researcher Professor Howard Jenkinson said: 'Cardiovascular disease is currently the biggest killer in the western world.
'Oral bacteria such as Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are common infecting agents and we now recognise that bacterial infections are an independent risk factor for heart diseases.
'In other words it doesn't matter how fit, slim or healthy you are, you're adding to your chances of getting heart disease by having bad teeth.'
Details from research into how harmful bacteria interact with blood cells will be released today at the Society for General Microbiology, in Trinity College, Dublin.
A major treatment for heart disease is aggressive antibiotic therapy, but with the rise of drug-resistant bacteria time is running out for this, Professor Jenkinson warned.
The research provides more support for a link between gum disease, heart disease and stroke.
It reproduced the conditions under which bacteria linked to heart disease may end up 'immune' from attack by antibiotics, said researcher Dr Steve Kerrigan.
It found the bacteria interacted with platelets - the blood cells which aid blood clotting - in a different way than had previously been thought.
Dr Kerrigan said: 'Most of the studies that have looked at how bacteria interact with platelets, were carried out under conditions that do not resemble those in the human circulatory system.
'We mimicked the pressure inside the blood vessels and in the heart.
'We demonstrated that bacteria use different mechanisms to cause platelets to clump together, allowing them to completely encase the bacteria.
'This shields the bacteria from the cells of our immune systems, which would normally kill bacteria, - and most importantly also protects them from antibiotics.'
It is not clear how gum disease may trigger heart problems.
But it is thought that bacteria released from the infected gums may increase the rate at which arteries become blocked, say the researchers from Bristol University and the Royal College of Surgeons, in Ireland.
Bacteria entering the bloodstream may activate the immune system, making artery walls inflamed and narrow. Or they may attach directly to fatty deposits already present in the arteries which causes them to narrow further.
Professor Jenkinson added: 'The mouth is an easy entry for nasty bacteria. Once inside the bloodstream, the platelets, which help the blood clot, latch on to the bacteria.
'This can cause a blood clot, which can detach and travel to the heart. This is more worrying if the blood clot actually form on the heart's ventricle.'
The link was proven when scientists found that platelets, which aid repair, attach themselves to harmful bacteria in the mouth, wrongly thinking there is damage to a vein or capillary.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...eth-clean.html
06-09-09, 01:58 PM
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The Missing Link Between Heart Disease and Dental Health
For years there have been hints and hypotheses that heart disease and periodontal (gum) disease are associated or share common factors. Among the more humorous notions held by the uninformed press and public was that heart plaque and tooth plaque were somehow the same thing. That dubious notion notwithstanding there have long been provocative findings that have pointed to a relationship between a healthy mouth and a healthy heart.
The first and most widely studied theory was that the bacteria associated with periodontal disease (most notably Porphyromonas gingivalis) somehow traveled through the blood stream and provoked an inflammation response in the heart. Indeed, one of the first large studies (9760 participants over 17 years) found that "those with periodontitis had a 25% increased risk of coronary heart disease relative to those with minimal periodontal disease."
The link became even closer when a subsequent study determined that treating gum disease resulted in improved endothelial function and blood flow. Since then there have been numerous other studies that have detected a statistically significant association between gum disease and a variety of biomarkers for heart disease such as C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2). One of the first direct links between periodontal and heart disease was found in a study that determined those with chronic periodontitis had higher triglyceride levels and a greater prevalence of small LDL a particularly powerful promoter of heart disease even among people with low cholesterol.
The problem with these and many other studies is that it is often difficult to determine whether these similar biomarkers actually cause the disease or whether they are simply common indicators of a disease whose cause is some other common factor. It could be that people without gum and/or heart disease simply live healthier, exercise, eat better, etc., than those with either or both diseases!
However, for the first time, a study has shown that treating even mild gum disease in otherwise healthy people not only improves endothelial function but significantly reduces carotid intima media thickness (CIMT). That's right, they found unequivocal evidence that treating gum disease regresses a standard measure of atherosclerosis. To be fair, the study only looked at carotid arteries and not coronary arteries, it was a fairly small study (just 35 people), and CIMT is among these easiest markers of atherosclerotic lesions to regress. Head researcher Dr. Mario Clerici is quoted as stating, "The novelty of this study is that this is the first physical evidence that you can reverse a lesion that is already growing in the intima by doing something as simple as taking care of your gums . . . To tell you the truth, we were really surprised by the result, but it turned up in subject after subject."
The study involved nothing more than the simple removal of tartar and cleaning of the gums. There were no other procedures, no antibiotics or other prescription drugs or supplements, just the same basic dental hygiene measures you might receive at your dentist's office. Researchers used Echocardiography of carotid arteries to compare baseline CIMT against measurements made at several time points after treatment. They also measured common inflammatory biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk. The study treatments resulted in significant reductions in CIMT at multiple sites as well as reductions in bacterial load and of the inflammation biomarkers.
For the record, there is still much to be learned about the connection between heart disease and dental health. To recap the study was small, it only looked at carotid arteries not coronary arteries, and CIMT is perhaps the easiest atherosclerosis marker to regress. Nonetheless, we have the first solid evidence that there IS a connection between heart health and dental health.
The takeaway heart health hint here is that you have another reason to follow the age-old admonition to visit your dentist regularly for a cleaning and check-up. You will now have two reasons to smile - whiter teeth and a potentially healthier heart.
Looking out for your heart health,
https://www.healthcentral.com/heart-d...5/missing-link
For years there have been hints and hypotheses that heart disease and periodontal (gum) disease are associated or share common factors. Among the more humorous notions held by the uninformed press and public was that heart plaque and tooth plaque were somehow the same thing. That dubious notion notwithstanding there have long been provocative findings that have pointed to a relationship between a healthy mouth and a healthy heart.
The first and most widely studied theory was that the bacteria associated with periodontal disease (most notably Porphyromonas gingivalis) somehow traveled through the blood stream and provoked an inflammation response in the heart. Indeed, one of the first large studies (9760 participants over 17 years) found that "those with periodontitis had a 25% increased risk of coronary heart disease relative to those with minimal periodontal disease."
The link became even closer when a subsequent study determined that treating gum disease resulted in improved endothelial function and blood flow. Since then there have been numerous other studies that have detected a statistically significant association between gum disease and a variety of biomarkers for heart disease such as C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2). One of the first direct links between periodontal and heart disease was found in a study that determined those with chronic periodontitis had higher triglyceride levels and a greater prevalence of small LDL a particularly powerful promoter of heart disease even among people with low cholesterol.
The problem with these and many other studies is that it is often difficult to determine whether these similar biomarkers actually cause the disease or whether they are simply common indicators of a disease whose cause is some other common factor. It could be that people without gum and/or heart disease simply live healthier, exercise, eat better, etc., than those with either or both diseases!
However, for the first time, a study has shown that treating even mild gum disease in otherwise healthy people not only improves endothelial function but significantly reduces carotid intima media thickness (CIMT). That's right, they found unequivocal evidence that treating gum disease regresses a standard measure of atherosclerosis. To be fair, the study only looked at carotid arteries and not coronary arteries, it was a fairly small study (just 35 people), and CIMT is among these easiest markers of atherosclerotic lesions to regress. Head researcher Dr. Mario Clerici is quoted as stating, "The novelty of this study is that this is the first physical evidence that you can reverse a lesion that is already growing in the intima by doing something as simple as taking care of your gums . . . To tell you the truth, we were really surprised by the result, but it turned up in subject after subject."
The study involved nothing more than the simple removal of tartar and cleaning of the gums. There were no other procedures, no antibiotics or other prescription drugs or supplements, just the same basic dental hygiene measures you might receive at your dentist's office. Researchers used Echocardiography of carotid arteries to compare baseline CIMT against measurements made at several time points after treatment. They also measured common inflammatory biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk. The study treatments resulted in significant reductions in CIMT at multiple sites as well as reductions in bacterial load and of the inflammation biomarkers.
For the record, there is still much to be learned about the connection between heart disease and dental health. To recap the study was small, it only looked at carotid arteries not coronary arteries, and CIMT is perhaps the easiest atherosclerosis marker to regress. Nonetheless, we have the first solid evidence that there IS a connection between heart health and dental health.
The takeaway heart health hint here is that you have another reason to follow the age-old admonition to visit your dentist regularly for a cleaning and check-up. You will now have two reasons to smile - whiter teeth and a potentially healthier heart.
Looking out for your heart health,
https://www.healthcentral.com/heart-d...5/missing-link
06-09-09, 03:19 PM
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06-09-09, 09:22 PM
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Do suck. I'm taking one today. Going to the oral surgeon who may re-cut my tooth (depends on the evaluation) and after 35+ straight days on the bike I may have developed a touch of patellar tendonitis under my arthritic right knee. A day off is just what the doctor ordered. But I'm not happy about it.
06-10-09, 01:46 PM
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Tombstone's Doc Holliday:
You're no daisy! You're no daisy at all.
Why Ed does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know Ed, if I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it!
Maybe poker's just not your game, Ike. I know: let's have a spelling contest.
You're no daisy! You're no daisy at all.
Why Ed does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know Ed, if I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it!
Maybe poker's just not your game, Ike. I know: let's have a spelling contest.
06-10-09, 07:29 PM
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Has coddling tendencies.