Gum disease may boost diabetes risk
A new study published in the journal
Diabetes Care has found that people who have gum disease
also have a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Researchers
looked at 9,300 U.S. adults over the course of 17 years and found
that those who began the study with moderate to severe gum disease
had twice the risk of diabetes than those with healthy gums. The
study also showed that people with substantial tooth loss had a 70
percent higher diabetes risk.
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