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Dementia linked to tooth loss
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study reveals that the fewer the teeth a patient has, the more likely they'll suffer from dementia later in life. Patients with the fewest teeth are at the highest risk.
February 25, 2008
Study links marijuana smoking to gum disease
By Reuters Health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Feb. 5 Smoking marijuana, much like smoking tobacco, may increase a person's risk for gum disease that can lead to tooth loss, researchers said on Tuesday.
February 6, 2008
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Tooth loss may predict later-life dementia
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct. 17 To keep dementia at bay, take care of your teeth. That seems to be the message of a new study in which researchers found a possible link between tooth loss or having very few teeth -- one to nine, to be exact -- and the development of dementia later in life.
October 17, 2007
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Tooth loss = higher heart disease risk?
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sep 6 Young adults who lose their teeth to cavities or gum disease may have an increased risk of dying from heart disease later in life, a new study suggests.
September 9, 2007
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