#Bartonella & #Tooth #Decay
It’s NOT just “bad hygiene”
Most people are told cavities = sugar + brushing habits.
But what if your teeth are literally being damaged from the inside out?
Bartonella is a vascular infection
It infects the lining of your blood vessels (endothelium) and disrupts blood flow.
Now let’s talk about the maxillary artery…
This artery supplies blood, oxygen, and nutrients to your:
Teeth#Gums#Jawbone
When Bartonella inflames and damages these vessels:
Blood flow becomes restricted Oxygen delivery drops Waste removal is impaired
Result?
Your teeth and gums are slowly starved at a cellular level. What happens inside the tooth?
Enamel weakensDentin breaks down fasterPoor healing after dental workIncreased risk of decay, fractures, and infections
Borrelia (#Lyme)
●Disrupts collagen which weakens tooth structure
●Alters immune response causing poor healing #Babesia
● Reduces oxygen delivery (infects red blood cells)
●Creates a hypoxic (low oxygen) environment which in turn accelerates decay Together, these infections create the perfect storm for rapid dental destruction.
Testing Limitations
• Bartonella is often a clinical diagnosis by an ILADS trained Physician
ILADS = International Lyme and Associated Disease Society
• Standard blood tests have low sensitivity, are limited on what species they test for- and often false-negative
• Bacteria hide in tissues — not circulating in blood
• The current CDC two-tier Lyme disease testing is missing over 50% of actual positive cases.
A
lyme literate practitioner has access to more accurate blood testing..
yet no test is 100% and these infections are masters at evading the
immune system. A negative test does NOT mean no infectionSometimes it’s not a Dental Problem 
Its an Infection Problem
