Type 2 Diabetes - Green Tea Dental Strips

Peridontitis, inflammation of the tissue holding the teeth in place, is a problem for many diabetics, and can often lead to tooth loss. Tea extract has been studied as a weapon to guard against periodontitis.

In March 2013, the Journal of the Indian Society on Periontology published an article from Halgekar's Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre in Belgaum, India:

• catechins, molecules found in green tea, were applied to the gums of volunteers. Bacteria involved in causing periodontitis were significantly lower in population one week and five weeks after application of the tea extract.

From these results, it was concluded this type of tea extract could be used in addition to standard dental procedures in preventing and treating periodontitis.

In May 2013 the Journal of Medical Food reported the results of a study carried out by investigators on the Faculty of Dentistry at Laval University in Quebec, Canada:

• extracts of green, black, white, and oolong tea were shown to inhibit growth of a bacteria, Porphyromonas gingivalis, known to cause periodontitis. They also helped to keep the bacteria from latching on to cells in the mouth, inhibited the bacteria from making detrimental enzymes, and inhibited secretion of molecules involved in inflammation.

It has therefore been suggested tea extracts could be incorporated into oral care products to be delivered to the teeth and gums.

Researchers at Vishnu Dental College in India tested green tea extract in strips placed directly upon the gums. Their study, reported in the Journal of the Indian Society of Peridontology in March 2013, included 50 volunteers with periodontitis; half of the participant had diabetes:

• these types of strips were placed onto their gums showed over 10 percent of the extract released within 30 minutes and the balance released by 2 hours. Both groups showed significant improvement.

From this information, it was seen extract strips containing this type of tea applied directly to the gums, could be a useful treatment for periodontitis in both diabetics and nondiabetics.

It will undoubtedly be some time before the dental strips are available commercially, but several extracts in pill form are available. It would be best to consult your doctor before beginning supplementation.

Green tea is good hot or cold. At http://www.health.com there is a recipe for minty iced green tea. It calls for fresh mint leaves, tea bags, agave, and fresh lavender leaves. There is a recipe for citrus-honey green tea at the website AllRecipes. It includes lemon zest, grapefruit juice, green tea powder, and honey.

The website CoffeeTea.about suggests making iced green tea latte with soymilk. Soymilk with calcium is also good for the teeth and other bones. From the same website comes a recipe for strawberry sencha fresca, with strawberries, lemon juice, honey, mint leaves and green tea. Foodnetwork.com suggests making iced ginger green tea with sugar (substitute) and sliced ginger. Drink healthy.

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