Can gingivitis cause Alzheimer’s ?
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death.The disease process is associated with abnormal clumps in the Alzheimer brains which they are called Amyloid plaques, and tangled bundles of fibers called neurofibrillary, or tau, tangle. Gingivitis is a normal and mild type of gum disease (periodontal disease) that causes the gingiva, the part of the gum around the base of the teeth, to become irritated, swollen, and swelling (inflammation). When gingivitis is left untreated, it can advance to periodontal disease, and the Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria will be found at the gingival sites in periodontal disease. Porphyromonas gingivalis Found almost exclusively at subgingival sites, particularly in advanced periodontal disease: considered a parodontal pathogen by consensus. Tongue and tonsils also recovered.
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Recent research shows that one of the organisms that we find in periodontal disease, the Porphyromonas gingivalis, are being found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients at a much higher degree than those without Alzheimer's Disease.
