For literally hundreds of years now, the idea that a dental infection could seed, initiate, and promote virtually all chronic degenerative diseases has been hotly debated in the medical and dental communities, often with much more passion and hyperbole than with science. This “debate” continues today, and nothing encapsulates this focal infection link between the…
How to Treat Periodontitis with Diet
Plant-based diets are put to the test in the treatment of periodontal disease. What is the effect of nutrition on periodontal disease? “Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection that results in inflammatory destruction of the connective tissue and bone that support the teeth,” and is therefore “one of the leading causes of” our teeth falling…
Good Oral Health May Reduce Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cancer of the Esophagus, Studies Say
Oral health may have a wide-reaching effect on the entire body’s well-being with two recent studies reporting on the connection between oral health, high blood pressure, and cancer of the esophagus. The oral health—the condition of teeth and the types of bacteria present in the mouth—of elderly people was the focus of a recent Japanese…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`