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Taking good care of your teeth can be related to better brain health, according to a study published in the online edition of ‘Neurology’, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The researchers stress that these results do not prove that gum disease or tooth loss causes Alzheimer’s disease, but only show a link. Iván Malagón, dentist, was on Más Vale Tarde this Friday to explain more details about the study.
The dentist explained that dental problems do not only affect the brain, but “there are many studies that link systemic diseases with premature tooth loss”. “This happens because people does not take good care of his teeth, I don’t paint them, I don’t place them properly, etc.,” said Malagón.
The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer’s disease. In this text they prove, as the dentist points out, that “There is a clear direct relationship among patients who have suffered cerebral atrophy, degeneration of some parts of the brain, with poor oral hygiene, tooth inflammation and tooth loss.
Malagón has called for increased awareness of dental health. “Good hygiene will make our teeth last a lifetime, Set teeth will prevent them from being lost prematurely. This is like a building, when the posts are straight and the loads are correct, the teeth stay,” explained the dentist.
