TOOTHBRUSHING STUDY
December 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIEENSURING nursing home residents brush their teeth is good standard health practice. After all, it keeps bad breath and tooth decay at bay. But new American research now suggests that tooth brushing is much more important: it could save a life. Published in the US academic journal Chest, studies coordinated by the University of Buffalo's Dr Ali El-Solh have concluded that a clean mouth reduces the chance of developing lung diseases such as pneumonia. "This is the first study that establishes unequivocally a link between dental hygiene and ...
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