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	Keeping You Healthy, from Dr. Danny P. O'Keefe  Keeping your teeth healthy takes a partnership between you and your dentist. Research continues to show that diseases of the mouth effect far more than just teeth. Periodontal disease strikes over 70% of the adult population. It is the leading cause of tooth loss, but it also plays a role in systemic diseases including heart attacks, strokes, and premature births. Keeping periodontal disease under control is vital to your long-term health. Your mouth is constantly teeming with bacteria and cells of many forms. When these die, they produce chemicals called Volatile Sulfur Compounds, VSC for short, that attack gums allowing oral bacteria to enter the bloodstream. Just as we associate sulfur compounds with the smell of rotten eggs and sewage, VSCs are the major cause of bad breath. Bad breath not only means your friends and loved ones keep their distance, but also your gums are under attack. There is no such thing as a little bleeding. Bleeding gums mean two things: 1) bone loss is occurring around your teeth, and 2) bacteria are entering your system through the blood supply increasing the risk of clots that cause heart attacks and strokes. If our oral examination reveals that you are susceptible to gum disease, irrigation and root cleaning help heal the damage that has been done. But the treatment you recieve in our office can't combat the VSCs forming everyday and attacking your gums. The good news is there is a proven method you can use at home to keep yourself well and healthy. Chlorine Dioxide has proven to be the strongest weapon against periodontal disease. Ten years of studies show Chlorine Dioxide: 1. Neutralizes and eliminates Volatile Sulfur Compounds. 2. Kills the major bacteria that cause gum disease. 3. Actually strengthens gum tissue. I have prescribed the patented system of toothpaste, oral rinse and oral spray which you should use twice a day as instructed. Unlike other oral products available at the drug store, CloSysII is the only patented formula of stabilized Chlorine Dioxide. Other products only kill germs temporarily and cover up odor with sweeteners. They do not attack the root cause of disease like CloSYSII.