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Scientists consider new link between oral health and cognitive decline

Better oral hygiene and regular trips to the dentist may help to slow cognitive decline as people age, scientists suggest.

Better oral hygiene and regular trips to the dentist may help to slow cognitive decline as people age, scientists suggest. However, in the paper, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the researchers said that there is not enough evidence to suggest that one causes the other. The findings come from the first systematic review of studies focused on oral health and cognition—two important areas of research as the older adult population continues to grow, with some 36% of people over age 70 already living with cognitive impairments.  Researchers have questioned whether an association exists between oral health

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