Your mouth has an important connection to the rest of your body. As such, maintaining healthy teeth and gums is a good way to prevent disease in other areas, including your stomach, your heart, and even your brain.
This is according to a study coming out of the University of Central Lancashire School of Medicine and Dentistry. Researchers looked at tissue samples from the brains of twenty people, ten with healthy brains and ten which suffered from dementia. Four of the brains afflicted with dementia contained signs of a variety of oral bacteria that is known to thrive in gum disease. Though more research is needed, these findings led researchers to the hypothesis that there may be a connection between gum disease and mental degeneration.
Whatever additional studies may reveal, it is clear that your oral health has a substantial impact on your general health. So, when your next appointment with our Lynnwood dentistry clinic approaches, remember that it may be just as important to your brain as it is to your teeth.
