General Health Information

Because saliva helps control anaerobic bacteria populations, any
activity or substance which induces dehydration should be avoided or at
least compensated with increased water intake. Some known
activities/substances known to increase odds of tooth and gum disease problems are: Drinking Coffee, Using Dietary Supplements, Drinking Alcohol and Excessive Exercise.

A great many tooth and gum disease problems
can be avoided by simply controlling the anaerobic bacteria population
in your mouth. You cannot actually destroy the bacteria permanently as
they are always present in your mouth-over 20 different varieties!
Plaque, that sticky but invisible film that we find our teeth when we
awake each morning, is formed by bacteria. If you do not remove this
layer of plaque with proper oral hygiene, it will cause gum disease
because it will harden into tartar.

While poor dietary habits and perhaps even other medical conditions such as diabetes may be the causes of gum disease problems
in your mouth, the problem is more likely to be dehydration. There are
a number of factors such as smoking and drinking which may cause your
mouth to become dry and thus decrease your chances for preventing gum
disease. These factors include: using medication such as
antidepressants or high blood pressure medication, excessive exercise
regimen, consumption of caffeinated products, use of laxatives, dietary
supplements, or other products using stimulants as primary active
ingredients and consumption of alcohol.