Science determined that our brain health is closely related to a fundamental part of the body.
The dental hygiene It is essential for the care of the oral healthbut what few know is that it is also beneficial for our brain. Medical research carried out in recent years demonstrates this, since they found a direct relationship between the problems of gums most common like gingivitis and the development of diseases As the Alzheimer’s.
A Japanese study, published in the journal Neurology in 2023found that periodontitis and tooth loss were associated with volume loss in the hippocampusa part of brain involved in the memory.
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What is gingivitis?
The gingivitis is a periodontal disease which is characterized by the gum inflammation and infection, which causes tooth decay. It arises in the short term when the teeth are not properly cleaned, which causes plaque to accumulate on the teeth, a result of the accumulation of waste and food remains.
If this plaque is not removed through daily dental hygiene, it becomes a hard deposit at the base of the tooth, next to the gums, which is called tartar. Both plaque and tartar irritate the gums, causing them to soften and swell and cause gum disease to appear. gingivitis.
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What is the relationship between Gingivitis and Alzheimer’s?
It was discovered through tests based on the DNA that the bacteria that cause gingivitis (Porphyromonas gingivalis), can pass from the mouth to the brain creating a protein that destroys its nerve cells, thus causing frequent memory leaks that lead to Alzheimer’s.
The Porphyromonas gingivalis does not cause Alzheimer’s alone, but its presence can enhance the beginnings of the illness. This can be treated on time to avoid the brain deterioration that is what causes Alzheimer’s. In any case, this bacterium if is one accelerant of the illness.
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How to take care of our oral hygiene correctly?
For these reasons, the researchers of these studies in which the relationship between the bacteria responsible for gingivitis and the Alzheimer’sthey advise worrying at all times about the teeth and gum care in a complete way.
That is, it is not enough to just use the toothbrushbut it is also essential to use the flosssince this can specifically enter the interdental areas and gums more easily than the brush and thus prevent bacterial plaque from formingtartar accumulates and inflammation occurs.
Source: Ambito
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