Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Good oral health linked to reduced risk of dementia

A study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and summarized in the National Post newspaper showed that those reporting to brush less that once a day had a 65% increase in the incidence of dementia versus those who brushed daily.

Source: National Post Online, http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/08/21/good-oral-health-linked-to-reduced-risk-of-dementia/, read and published on September 10, 2012.

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4 comments:

  1. That's very interesting to know. I think I need to start taking my family to a good family dentist. No one wants to get dementia when they're old, or young for that matter. Thanks for sharing this, I will tell my wife.

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