Gum Infection Can Put Great Risk To Health
Gum infection can put great risk To health. But perhaps the greatest health risk of advanced periodontal disease is the infection itself. The immune system can handle a great many diseases and foreign agents but it begins to wear down when fighting prolonged infections such as periodontal disease. In time, the weakened immune system may become so overtaxed that it cannot ward off common infections and viruses. What may have started as a cold can turn into pneumonia when the immune system is weakened. Truly, this is the biggest threat posed by advanced periodontal disease.