Periodontitis and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease.

Periodontitis and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease.

Periodontitis is common in the elderly and may become more common in Alzheimer's disease because of a reduced ability to take care of oral hygiene as the disease progresses. Elevated antibodies to periodontal bacteria are associated with an increased systemic pro-inflammatory state. Elsewhere r...

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Main Authors: Mark Ide, Marina Harris, Annette Stevens, Rebecca Sussams, Viv Hopkins, David Culliford, James Fuller, Paul Ibbett, Rachel Raybould, Rhodri Thomas, Ursula Puenter, Jessica Teeling, V Hugh Perry, Clive Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0151081&type=printable
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