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Is the Cause of Alzheimer's Connected to Your Mouth?

Is the Cause of Alzheimer's Connected to Your Mouth?

If your oral health is compromised, it can cause damage bodywide, including in your brain, as a connection between Alzheimer's and periodontal disease has been identified.

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STORY AT-A-GLANCE

  • Periodontal disease may be a contributory factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease

  • In 2019, researchers identified Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a pathogen involved in chronic periodontitis, in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

  • Gingipains — toxic proteases from P. gingivalis — were also found in the brain…

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