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23/10/2025

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23/10/2025

It all connects to our body to function well

Alzheimer’s disease has long been seen as a brain disorder — but new research points to the mouth as a possible starting point. Scientists have discovered Porphyromonas gingivalis, the key bacteria behind chronic gum disease, in the brains of people who died with Alzheimer’s. Alongside it, they found toxic enzymes called gingipains, located near tau tangles and other hallmark proteins of the disease.

What’s even more revealing is that these bacterial enzymes were also detected in individuals without dementia symptoms but showing early Alzheimer’s brain changes — suggesting infection might trigger the disease rather than appear as a late consequence.

Animal studies have confirmed this possibility: when oral infection spreads to the brain, it increases the buildup of amyloid beta, the sticky protein that disrupts brain function. Researchers are now testing drugs that block gingipain activity, which in mice, reduced both infection and brain inflammation.

This growing evidence suggests that gum disease might not just threaten the mouth — it could silently influence the brain, opening a new frontier in Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment.

📄 Research: PMID: 30746447

23/10/2025

Be healthy

Researchers at King’s College London just discovered something remarkable: people who follow a Mediterranean diet—rich in olive oil, fish, nuts, legumes, and vegetables—have fewer signs of severe gum disease than those eating a typical Western diet.

The reason? Inflammation. Processed foods, red meat, and refined sugars increase inflammatory molecules that silently damage gum tissues. Meanwhile, the antioxidants and omega-3s in the Mediterranean diet help calm this inflammation—protecting both gums and the heart.

Experts now view this eating pattern as more than a “heart-healthy diet.” It’s becoming a gum-protective lifestyle. While brushing and flossing clean the surface, your daily meals can influence the body’s inner response—deciding whether gums stay strong or silently recede.

🧠 Original Study:
Mainas, G., Grosso, G., Di Giorgio, J., Hurley, J., Alamri, M. M., Isola, G., Ide, M., & Nibali, L. (2025). Journal of Periodontology.

23/10/2025

Love your teeth as you love your eyes and most of all your self

Doctors in Canada have successfully restored a man’s vision using one of the most extraordinary medical techniques ever developed — by implanting his own tooth into his eye.

The patient had lost his sight due to Stevens–Johnson syndrome, a rare autoimmune reaction that had severely scarred his corneas. With no conventional treatment left, surgeons turned to a rare and complex method called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) — also known as the “tooth-in-eye” surgery.

In this procedure, one of the patient’s canine teeth and a small piece of surrounding jawbone are removed. A tiny optical lens is then fitted into the tooth and implanted under the skin of the cheek, allowing tissue to naturally grow around it. After several months, this living “bio-implant” is placed inside the eye, where it functions as an artificial cornea — restoring light and vision.

Originally developed in the 1960s, OOKP remains a last-resort miracle for patients with healthy retinas but irreversible corneal damage. Studies show that over 90% of patients retain long-term vision after the procedure — proof of how human biology can be repurposed in the most remarkable ways.

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Do not use your teeth as tool😬

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