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And yet the risk increase for dementia for people with periodontitis is not large at 6% in a recent sizable study. https://www.healthinaging.org/blog/periodont
by reasonattlm 7y ago
And yet the risk increase for dementia for people with periodontitis is not large at 6% in a recent sizable study.
https://www.healthinaging.org/blog/periodontitis-may-raise-the-risk-for-developing-dementia/ https://www.healthinaging.org/blog/periodontitis-may-raise-t...
- dlrush 7y agoGood data point. However, this suggests that the barriers between oral infection -> vascular infection -> brain infection are somewhat effective.