A sign of genetic trust. Your body spends so much energy trying to keep unwanted microbes out, that for you to combine your oral environment with someone else’
s is
like two countries just opening borders and letting the populations mingle. The problem is,
humans are not very selective about who they kiss. Have some
alcohol, then add another
human with symmetrical features and signifiers of youth and willingness to mate, and kissing will occur. Now the problem is not what most germaphobes
fear- systemic illness, nay my friend, the problem is bacteria associated with periodontal disease and caries. Lets say you have a healthy mouth- you brush and floss daily, you keep the sugary drinks down- then you go to a party, get drunk, and make out with Mike the Man whore, Bam! Unbeknownst to you, Mike has generalized
chronic moderate periodontitis and rampant decay. Your mouth is then flooded with bacteria associated with these conditions. These bacteria are highly virulent and greatly increase your risk of coming down with the same oral diseases. Oh, and your mouth will not “go back to
normal” after a few days, Oh no my friend, these bacteria have been INTRODUCED! They are reproducing like crazy- setting up nice cozy homes in biofilms and gingival sulcuses! Because of your impulse to pass your genes on with what your primitive “ID” considers a
good partner, you have allowed the equivalent of an ecological disaster to start in your mouth.
Hope you know a
good periodontist!
Bob: Last year my periodontal diagnosis was “
healthy”. This year they told me I need monthly scaling and root planing.
Sally: Well, I did see you kiss that
rando at the party.