Oral Hygiene Influence Thinking Ability
Had a problem with the ability to think? If so, it never hurts to go to the dentist. Because an oral hygiene study reveals greatly affect one’s ability to think.
The experts advise that a good mouth care in terms of regular brushing teeth, cleaning teeth and diligently checked regularly to the dentist, can help adults to improve the capacity to think.
In one study, scientists found that adults aged 60 years or older and have health problems such as mouth porphyromonas gingivalis, tends to three times more often have difficulty in remembering words after a certain period of time.
“Adults who have a high pathogen levels in more oralnya hygiene allows two times in a test failure rate reduction,” said Dr. James M. Noble from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, as quoted by Reuters on Sunday (15/11/2009).
The results of this study are reported in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. In a 2300 study participants included men and women who are tested for completing various tests related to his thinking skills.
As a whole by 5, 7 percent of adults are having difficulty in completing tasks related to memory and as much as 6.5 percent failed the test reduction. This failure likely due to the level of pathogens or participants who have health problems with his mouth.
Based on this study also found a strong relationship between poor mouth kesehaatn with heart disease, stroke, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition gum disease can also affect the person’s brain function, such as gum disease can cause inflammation in the body of a risk factor for loss of mental function.
Therefore important to always maintain oral hygiene to maintain good thinking skills, although elderly, and also protected from disease risk factors.
November 23 2009 09:18 am | Men's Health and Women's Health
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