Does tooth bacteria cause Alzheimers?
Who knows? I am not sure how settled this research is, but it could really incentivise dental hygiene.
Gingivitis destroys your brain, according to this pop science article and its many journal reference, by enabling P. Gingivalis buildup and eventual brain damage through the “gingipains” they produce.
PR about Melbourne research into gingivitis vaccines.
This company gets some free publicity for their anti-gingipain- drugs.
Sanctimonious but sensible article about how to brush your teeth to minimise this nastiness.
References
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Fitzpatrick, Rebecca E, Lakshmi C Wijeyewickrema, and Robert N Pike. 2009. “The Gingipains: Scissors and Glue of the Periodontal Pathogen, Porphyromonas Gingivalis.” Future Microbiology 4 (4): 471–87.
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Ishida, Naoyuki, Yuichi Ishihara, Kazuto Ishida, Hiroyuki Tada, Yoshiko Funaki-Kato, Makoto Hagiwara, Taslima Ferdous, et al. 2017. “Periodontitis Induced by Bacterial Infection Exacerbates Features of Alzheimer’s Disease in Transgenic Mice.” Npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease 3 (1).
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