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With origins back more than 4000 years, green tea has always been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and has gained popularity in the West. As an ancient Chinese medicinal raw materials and Japan declared that consumption of this tea can cure diseases and heal wounds, recent studies have begun to build the potential health benefits of green tea consumption, especially in weight loss and heart health cancer prevention.

Now, a study published in the Journal of Periodontology, have discovered other benefits of green tea consumption. In particular, researchers have found that drinking tea can help improve the health of teeth and gums. The study analyzed the periodontal health of 940 men 49-59, and found those who regularly take these products have better dental health than those who drank only sporadically.

The ability of green tea to help reduce the symptoms of periodontal disease may be due to antioxidant catechins. Previous research has demonstrated the ability of antioxidants to reduce inflammation, and disease indicators measured in this study show the existence of the inflammatory response to periodontal bacteria in the mouth. Interfering with this response, green tea really can help to improve periodontal health, and even prevent other diseases.

Periodontal disease is a chronic disease of inflammation that affects only the gums and bone that support teeth, and has been associated with the development of other diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. “Periodontist believes that maintaining healthy gums are essential to maintaining a healthy body,” said David Cichran, president of the American Academy of Periodontology.