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…
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