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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

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