On the
influence of oral hygiene on the human life
Zhenman Lin
Oct. 16,
1997
With the advancement of civilization, science
and technology, especially medical science,,, have influenced every aspect of
out, lives. To live a long, healthy life is what every one of us wants,
although for each individual, life is determined by a variety of factors,
including genetics, nutrition and social and spiritual conditions. The ancient
Chinese saying "'It is rare for one to live to one's seventies."
gives a vivid description of the human heath conditions at that time. As for
the recent increase of average human life-expectancy, most people would
consider it to be, the result of living condition improvements. However, few
have considered its relationship with oral hygiene, which is generally viewed,
even by the medical and dental experts, as only dealing with teeth, In my
opinion, oral hygiene is one of the direct factors which ,strongly influence
the human health and life-expectancy. Here, I am presenting the following
theory, hoping to stimulate the public" s interest, especially those in
the medical fields, so that. further improvements can lead to an increase of
public's awareness of the importance of oral hygiene with respect to human
life-expectancy.
Whenever. oral hygiene is discussed, we are
constantly injected with the commercial slogans of tooth brush, tooth paste, dental
floss and mouth wash: "Protect your teeth!", it is true that healthy
teeth make it possible to effectively chew the food so that the nutrition it
contains can be easily absorbed by the digestive systems. However, teeth are
not one of life's absolute necessities. As a result, protecting the teeth may not
be as important to some people- In reality, the essence of oral hygiene should
he to keep the teeth clean. As we know, one can keep one's liver in cheek by
drinking a cup of salt water before having any breakfast in the morning. The
liver's main function is detoxification and its health is directly linked to
the health of the whole body. As people say: "The whole body feels
exhausted when the liver is overworked and the life stops when the liver ceases
to function." The toxic substances in the food one cats require one's
liver to remove. Like any engine, the liver should be properly used and
maintained. Let's discuss the proper use first, It is well known that
constantly overworking any engine leads to i decrease of its useful life and
may even lead to malfunction and eventually explosion, Proper use of the engine
simply means to run it at medium speeds. The same thing applies to the use of
liver. If overloaded, the liver can be driven to a shock. Proper use of the
liver means to take in less toxic substances so that the liver can take it easy
and have some rest. As a result of lighter workload, the overall liver function
increases which, in turn, leads to a good health and long life. As we can see,
what is most important is to avoid taking in toxic substances. Where do these
substances come from? One of the main sources lies beneath and between your
teeth, where it is hard for the tooth brush to reach. The food residue
accumulating in these areas slowly decomposes to toxic substances, which put on
additional burden on the liver day in and day out. No wonder health problems
begin to occur to some people after the age of 3 5 - 40, when their body
functions begin to slow down and spaces between their teeth begin to increase
due to gum shrinking, On the other hand, it is not enough just to brush the
teeth twice a day, in the morning and before bedtime. It is very important not
to swallow the saliva left in your mouth when you wake up in the morning, The
saliva had been there for the whole night, washing down and dissolving
countless toxic substances from the food residue. This may explain why
so many diseases seem to come out of no where at. the first glance. They came
from your own mouth. Thus, there should no more wondering from patients as to
where their sickness are from, even though they have not taken in anything bad.
The medical doctrine that most sickness enters through the mouth is always
correct, In the final analysis, the most important aspect of oral hygiene, to
keep teeth clean, should be put into the perspective of decreasing the liver
workload and increasing its useful life, so as to increase the body function
and therefore lengthen the life-expectancy. Of course, to achieve a thorough
cleaning, the use of traditional tooth brush should always be complemented with
the extensive use of dental floss and other dental cleaning devices.
The above simple theory only covers one of the
many factors which may influence the human life-expectancy and obviously lacks,
at this point, strong scientific data to support. With very limited medical
knowledge, I presented this discussion only to seven as a start of a thorough
scientific study which will be beneficial to the whole mankind I encourage the
professionals to carry out such studies to provide answers to the following
questions:
1.
What
is liver's contribution to the total detoxification function of human digestive system?
2.
What. is the
amount of toxic substances in a person saliva right after waking up, as
compared to after a thorough cleaning?
3.
What is the difference of
liver activity before and after the person swallows the saliva right after
waking up?
Oct. 16, 1997