In a recent medical study conducted at Tohoku University in Japan, she pointed out that

 attention to brushing teeth avoids a person suffering from memory-related brain diseases.

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Edited by| Tony Wild

 

Health section -  CJ journalist

 

World - October,23,2023

 

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The study found that the loss of a tooth in people with gum disease, had an impact on the

 "hippocampus", the area related to memory, located in the medial temporal part on both

 sides of the human brain.

The scientists also added that the number of teeth and gum disease are associated with

 changes in the left hippocampus of the brain, the region associated with Alzheimer's

 disease.

People with mild gum disease and those with fewer teeth, a faster rate of contraction of the

left hippocampus, were associated with almost a year of brain aging.

As for people with severe periodontal disease, the presence of an extra tooth was associated

 with a faster contraction of the brain in the same area equivalent to 1.3 years and three

 months of brain aging.

Finally, Satoshi Yamaguchi from Tohoku University pointed out that" controlling the

 development of gum disease through regular visits to the dentist is extremely

important,"adding that tooth loss and gum disease can cause gum shrinkage and tooth

 laxity, so assessing the possible link to dementia is very important.