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.

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…