Monday, August 23, 2010

Oral health: Neglecting your teeth may lead to Alzheimer's - Taiwan News Online

Oral health: Neglecting your teeth may lead to Alzheimer's - Taiwan News Online: "Dr. Henry Chiang, a Newport Beach, Calif., dentist who has launched a 2010 Oral Health Campaign for Seniors, wants to reverse that attitude.
His efforts to make seniors more aware of gum disease and denture care comes at the same time that New York University dental researchers have found the first long-term evidence that periodontal (gum) disease could increase the risk of cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease in healthy individuals as well as those already impaired."

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