Poor periodontal health linked to higher dementia risk in ten-year Japanese study

FUKUOKA, Japan: Poor oral health has increasingly been investigated in relation to dementia, but longitudinal studies specifically on periodontitis have had mixed findings. Researchers in Japan have now used longitudinal data to investigate periodontal health in relation to subsequent dementia…

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