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Segoline
Posted June 2019
Have you been reading the articles about gum disease and dementia?
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Some interesting reading.
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freqflyer
Jun 2019
Haven't seen the one about gum disease and dementia. I'll have to look it up.
I have heard where gum disease and heart issues can go hand in hand.
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Segoline
Jun 2019
Heres one
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0151081
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polarbear
Jun 2019
I'm gonna go floss and brush right now...just in case. Haha. ;;) But seriously, I almost always floss and brush after meals, except when I can't.
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I have heard where gum disease and heart issues can go hand in hand.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0151081