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A study has found that poor oral health can increase the risk of different brain issues, such as a stroke,…
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Nursing Matters – how to support patients living with Alzheimer’s
In light of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Gemma Forysthe shares how to support patients living with Alzheimer’s and everything you need…
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What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… A third of…
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New research links gum disease with Alzheimer’s
Gum disease has links with Alzheimer’s according to new research published in the latest issue of Science Advances. The research found that…
Dentistry
Women with periodontitis three times more likely to develop breast cancer
Women with periodontitis are three times more likely to develop breast cancer, a new study has shown. The authors now believe that…
Oral health
Gum disease raises risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 70%
People suffering with gum disease for 10 years or longer are 70% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A new…
Oral health
Groundbreaking research finds drug could help promote dentine regrowth in teeth
A new drug, currently used by Alzheimer’s patients, could help generate new dentine, a recent study has found. Scientists found the…
Dentistry
Link between gum disease and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s
A new study has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early…
Oral health
Dementia can be detected early with dentists’ help
The early stages of dementia could be detected by dentists through a patient’s oral health, according to the BDHF. The…
Dentistry
No scientific basis for catching Alzheimer’s in dentistry, says leading dentist
A leading endodontist has curbed fears of new Alzheimer’s transmission theory in dentistry by saying there is ‘no place for…
Endodontics
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