80% of adult have gum disease that may lead to all kind of diseases.
80% of Japanese 25 years or older have gum disease.
A nasty disease progressing insidiously without subjective symptoms
Statistics show that 80% Japanese 25 years or older have gum disease. What a startling figure! Base on the results of “Survey of Dental Diseases” conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 1999 to clarify the actual status of dental diseases, 88% of people age 45 to 54 have some problems in gums such as gum bleeding, tartar deposition and periodontal pockets. (cf. Table 1)
Ref.：“Survey of Dental Diseases” by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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Material circulation on the earth consists of microorganisms. Plants grow under sunlight and are consumed as food by human beings to survive.
Recent research has found a link between periodontal pathogens and diabetes and they mutually affect each other, they are regarded as pathogens that damage human health. Thus it has also revealed that they can deeply affect lifestyle-related diseases.
About 2～10 minutes of light irradiation(the wavelength 400～500nm) inhibits the bacterial growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis, which is a typical periodontal pathogen of gum disease that most adults (about 80%) are suffering. This study has been announced both domestically and internationally. The visible light irradiation brings the light to the dark areas inside the mouth, but more than just to light up. The inhibitory effect on gum disease was presented at the 51st annual meeting of Japanese Society of Periodontology in October, 2008.
The Beldente LED toothbrush was developed based on the above mentioned facts. What it aims at is the oral care without side effect on human body or cells which is different from using drugs to kill bacteria. In the long term, it lifestyle-related will help people to reduce various lifestyle-related diseases and live a healthy long life with low medical care cost by inhibiting periodontal pathogens. As a result, it is expected to make a huge contribution to society.
