RHR: Your Mouth is Talking To Your Brain—And You Should Be Listening

In this episode we discuss: The connection between periodontal disease and cognitive decline How oral bacteria may access and influence the brain The emerging evidence linking periodontal disease and Alzheimer’s disease The role of Porphyromonas gingivalis and gingipains in neurodegeneration The newly identified oral-gut-brain pathway and microbiome disruption What current research suggests about oral health and Parkinson’s disease The gap between medical and dental care when addressing systemic disease Practical prevention strategies to support oral and cognitive health Show notes: “Oral frailty and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease” by Dibello, V., et al. “Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors” by Dominy, S.S., et al. “Oral health’s inextricable connection to systemic health: Special populations bring to bear multimodal relationships and factors connecting periodontal disease to systemic diseases and conditions” by Kapila, Y. L. “Porphyromonas gingivalis and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease” by Liu, S., et al. “The link between oral health and neurodegeneration: A review of...