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Bad dental health can lead to pneumonia, Yale study suggests
Thousands of elderly people are at increased risk of pneumonia this winter if they fail to brush their teeth regularly, a study suggests.
By Richard Alleyne
6:00AM GMT 28 Dec 2011
The Dental Health Foundation has warned that poor oral hygiene could cause the respiratory infection after research found a link between bacteria in the mouth and the lung disease.
Dr Samit Joshi of Yale University School of Medicine found changes in bacteria in the mouth preceded the development of pneumonia.
He concluded that this process ?suggests that changes in oral bacteria play a role in the risk for developing pneumonia"...
Bad dental health can lead to pneumonia, Yale study suggests
Thousands of elderly people are at increased risk of pneumonia this winter if they fail to brush their teeth regularly, a study suggests.
By Richard Alleyne
6:00AM GMT 28 Dec 2011
The Dental Health Foundation has warned that poor oral hygiene could cause the respiratory infection after research found a link between bacteria in the mouth and the lung disease.
Dr Samit Joshi of Yale University School of Medicine found changes in bacteria in the mouth preceded the development of pneumonia.
He concluded that this process ?suggests that changes in oral bacteria play a role in the risk for developing pneumonia"...