Saturday, February 5, 2011

Kidney Disease and Its Repercussions in Oral Health

Kidney problems impair the ability of the body to clean the blood and therefore needs a machine to help the body accomplish this task. This procedure is called dialysis. People with renal problem are often experiencing unpleasant taste on their mouth. They are suffering from bad breath which is called halitosis. Halitosis is the result when the body cannot remove the toxin called urea in the blood. The urea is transformed into ammonia, which give it the stinking smell. There will always be bone

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