Comments on: The Gingivitis–Heart Disease–Sleep Apnea Connection http://doctorstevenpark.com/the-gingivitis%e2%80%93heart-disease%e2%80%93sleep-apnea-connection How You Can Breathe Better, Sleep Better, And Live Better1 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:18:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bruce Burdick http://doctorstevenpark.com/the-gingivitis%e2%80%93heart-disease%e2%80%93sleep-apnea-connection/comment-page-1#comment-70813 Bruce Burdick Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:05:28 +0000 http://doctorstevenpark.com/?p=3173#comment-70813 Might mouth breathing at night lead to more bacterial growth and gingivitis? Would it be interesting to put a jaw strap on some mouth breathers while they sleep, and a control group, and see if there was a difference in the incidence of gingivits? Thanks, Bruce Might mouth breathing at night lead to more bacterial growth and gingivitis?

Would it be interesting to put a jaw strap on some mouth breathers while they sleep, and a control group, and see if there was a difference in the incidence of gingivits?

Thanks,

Bruce

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