People who keep their teeth and gums healthy with regular brushing have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, showed a study of 5,500 elderly people from 1992 to 2010. Those who reported brushing their teeth less than once a day were up to 65% more likely to develop dementia than those who brushed daily.
It’s thought that gum disease bacteria might get into the brain causing inflammation and brain damage. Inflammation stocked by gum disease- related bacteria is implicated in a host of conditions including heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
And some studies have found that people Alzheimer’s disease, the common form of dementia, have more gum disease-related bacteria in their brains than a person without Alzheimer’s, reported the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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SUNDAY HINDUSTAN TIMES 26AUGUST-2012
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