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  • Gum disease linked to Alzheimer's

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    Long-term gum disease could be a trigger for Alzheimer's, new research suggests. The bacteria from poor teeth and gums help form the plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's.

    It's already known that gum disease—also known as periodontal disease—can cause cognitive problems, but researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that it could also be causing Alzheimer's.

  • Link between gum disease and some cancers proven by researchers

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    It's already been established that there's a connection between bad gum disease—known as periodontitis—and heart disease, and now new evidence suggests that people with gum problems are 24 per cent more likely to develop cancer.

    The risk is a little higher—at 28 per cent—among those who have the most severe form of periodontitis, and have lost all their teeth. Lung and colorectal cancers were the two most common cancers for people with bad gums, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found.

  • Rheumatoid arthritis: does it start in the gums?

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    If an unhealthy gut is the most important factor in understanding the trigger for many diseases, the state of our gums runs it a close second. In a new study, gum disease has been linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the chronic inflammatory disease that affects joints.

    Bacteria from bad gums could be initiating the auto-immune response that causes the joint pain and swelling associated with RA, researchers from the Leeds Biomedical Research Centre have found.

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