(Alice Giddings/ Metro UK) — We all know someone who vapes. You see the little e-cigarettes everywhere from clubs to people puffing on them on their morning commute.

While the smell of watermelon flavoured chemicals may be more pleasant than smoke for those of us passing by, it’s not necessarily much better for your oral   …

(Science Daily) — Taking good care of your teeth may be linked to better brain health, according to a study published in the July 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus,   …

(Elizabeth Pratt/ Healthline) — People with poor dental hygiene are 21 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life.

That’s according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that found that poor oral health as well as tooth loss increased  …

(Timothy Huzar/ Medical News Today) — In a new meta-analysis, researchers have identified a connection between tooth loss and a risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

The researchers found that the more teeth a person had lost, the greater their risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline.

The research, published  …