{"id":92,"date":"2017-09-12T09:49:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T09:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/news\/?p=92"},"modified":"2022-12-21T04:59:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T04:59:12","slug":"gum-disease-sufferers-70-likely-get-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/news\/gum-disease-sufferers-70-likely-get-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gum disease sufferers are 70% more likely to get dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/dental-team.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornwall dentists<\/a> at The Smile Centre in Liskeard would like to highlight a new study that has found people with long term <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/dental-hygiene-liskeard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">gum disease<\/span><\/a> are 70% more likely to develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p>The research, published in Alzheimer&#8217;s Research &amp; Therapy, looked at more than 25,000 people to examine whether patients aged 50 or older with severe gum disease &#8211; also called \u2018chronic periodontitis&#8217; &#8211; had an increased risk of developing the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Although they did not determine any direct causal link between the two diseases they did discover that people who suffered from long standing gum disease, of ten years of more, were up to 70 per cent more likely to then develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Dentists, hygienists and leading UK health charity, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oral Health Foundation<\/span><\/a>, have long recognised close links between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/dental-hygiene-liskeard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">poor oral health<\/span><\/a> and general health and believe that by paying closer attention to our mouth we will be able to better maintain better overall health later in life.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nigel Carter OBE, CEO of the Oral Health Foundation, said: &#8220;The links between oral health and diseases which effect other parts of our body are becoming increasingly apparent with every new piece of research. Studies such as this can be hugely significant in helping us to understand how we can maybe help reduce our risk of developing different diseases and as a result, improve the lives of millions of people in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The good news is gum disease is an entirely preventable and treatable disease, by ensuring good, consistent, oral health everybody can avoid gum disease and its associated risks. Avoiding gum disease can be as simple as brushing your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, using interdental brushes daily and regular visits to the dentist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Treating gum disease can be done by our dental team, who will remove all plaque and tartar from your teeth. We will also show you how to remove plaque successfully yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you live in or around Liskeard in Cornwall or Plymouth and have any concerns about your dental health please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">contact<\/span><\/a> The Smile Centre. Our fully qualified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/dental-team.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hygiene team<\/span><\/a> will be only too happy to help provide hygiene care and advice to our existing patients and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/new-patients.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">new patients<\/span><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornwall dentists at The Smile Centre in Liskeard would like to highlight a new study that has found people with long term gum disease are 70% more likely to develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. 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