The affects of Alzheimer's disease impacts the entire family and can drastically change the structure of a family's life. Could there be links between dental and mental health? This study by the University of Central Lancashire discovered that poor oral hygiene can impose a higher risk for development of Alzheimer's. Those with healthy dental practices showed lower risks for development.
"Research currently under way at UCLan is playing an active role in exploring this link," Prof. St John Crean continues, "but it remains to be proven whether poor dental hygiene can lead to dementia in healthy people, which obviously could have significant implications for the population as a whole. It is also likely that these bacteria could make the existing disease condition worse."
The researchers hope that continued donation of brain tissue will enable examination of more samples from people with and without Alzheimer's disease who have relevant dental records.
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