Study Suggests Clean Teeth and Preventing Pneumonia Linked
Posted in Senior Health on November 5th, 2008
There are many age old adages that ring very true. One popular one is that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. A new report from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Center, seems to confirm that regularly caring for your teeth might do more than just prevent bad breath.
This new study, which was announced in the September edition of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, found that seniors who participated in regular oral hygiene were less likely to contract pneumonia.