21st Century Dental Blog » immune supression http://www.21stcenturydental.com/wp More of a Q&A with our patients and the dentists we teach Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The older we get, the harder we fall… http://www.21stcenturydental.com/wp/the-older-we-get-the-harder-we-fall/ http://www.21stcenturydental.com/wp/the-older-we-get-the-harder-we-fall/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:51:36 +0000 admin http://www.21stcenturydental.com/wp/?p=16 Q: Do you still go with growth hormone lacking as a significant reason for immune depression (lack of slow wave sleep when it is released). And if so … how come older people often have no deep (N3) sleep and yet I do not think of them as sicker (maybe they are more prone).

Dr. Smith: I definitely believe the lack of growth hormone and deep (slow wave) sleep in general is a major factor in older adults being unable to heal as well from injury. Not that they get sick easier, but when they do get sick or injured, it’s a tougher road back.

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