[h=1]Smoking May Up Risk Of Oral Diseases: Study[/h]
Health |
Press Trust of India | Updated: June 01, 2016 14:05 IST
Washington: [h=2]Highlights[/h]
- Smoking cigarettes may cause certain bacteria to build up in the mouth
- These bacteria fight against the body's immune system
- This then increases the risk of developing oral diseases
Puffing cigarettes may cause certain bacteria to build up in the mouth and fight against the immune system, increasing the risk of developing oral diseases, researchers including one of Indian-origin have warned.
The mouth is one of the "dirtiest" parts of the body, home to millions of germs.
Smoking cigarettes can increase the likelihood that certain bacteria like Porphyromonas gingivalis will not only set up camp but will build a fortified city in the mouth and fight against the immune system, researchers said.
Scientists from University of Louisville in the US studied how cigarettes lead to colonisation of bacteria in the body.
They identified how tobacco smoke, composed of thousands of chemical components, is an environmental stressor and promotes bacteria colonisation and immune invasion...
