Diabetics Must Be Alert, The Use Of Mouthwashing Can Increase Blood Sugar Levels

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JAKARTA - Recent research suggests that the use of antiseptic mouthwash on some diabetic patients can contribute to an increase in blood sugar levels. Quoted from Medical Daily, Saturday, periodontitis is a gum infection that damages soft tissue around teeth related to conditions such as diabetes, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory tract infections. In this latest study, researchers found that when an individual with type 2 diabetes gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash, there was a significant decrease in the number of bacteria associated with periodontitis. In addition, when bacterial levels decrease, there is better control over blood sugar levels in some diabetic patients, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. "There are three highly virulent species of bacteria associated with periodontitis, or disease from tissues around the teeth. We decided to see if we could reduce these three species to glygivalis Porphyromonas, denticola Treponema, andFORsythia in patients with type 2 diabetes using mouthwash which contain gluconat chloricondin antiseptics," said the study's lead author Saaya Matayoshi. The findings are based on a one-year study involving 173 patients. To determine the effectiveness of gargling with mouthwash, participants were asked to use water to garage for the first six months and switch to antiseptic mouthwash in the following six months. The researchers then collected samples of saliva and monthly or two-month blood. Saliva samples help identify three species of bacteria associated with periodontitis, while blood samples measure HbA1c levels that show blood sugar control. "We are not surprised to see that gargling with water has no effect on the species of bacteria or HbA1c levels. However, there was an overall decline in bacterial species when patients switched to mouthwashing, during which they gargling at least twice a day, "explained the study's Senior Author Kazuhiko Nakano.

Although there is no overall change in HbA1c levels when the patient gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash, the researchers note that there are major variations in individual responses. When participants are divided into younger and older patients, younger patients have a greater decline in bacterial species and a significant increase in blood sugar control when using mouthwash compared to water. The researchers believe that if patients who will most likely respond well to antiseptic mouthwash can be identified, it will be an easy-to-use treatment for people with diseases associated with periodontitis.