Open wide. There's a host of researchers peering inside your mouth, and you may be surprised at what they hope to find. They're looking for a connection between gum disease and illnesses such as breast cancer and even dementia.
What they're seeing in there is intriguing: possible relationships between gum or periodontal disease and diabetes, heart disease, stroke and at-risk pregnancies. Some studies have been pursuing an association between bleeding gums and pancreatic cancer. Others are looking at whether there's a connection between mouth bacteria and Alzheimer's.
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