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dr_dshiv on Oct 11, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microbes that cause cavities can form superorganis...

1. I heard that oral health either predicts or is a causal effect in dementia and Alzheimer’s. What’s the mechanism?

2. Should we be having micro biome implants? And more ridiculously, but not really, should we have “celebrity micro biome” products?

ephbit on Oct 12, 2022 | [–]

Concerning 1.

The above mentioned [1] species P. gingivalis is suspected to be a link there. [2]

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33158019

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia#Dental_health

forgotmypw17 on Oct 11, 2022 | [–]

I think a good beginning would be figuring out how to help balance the microbiome rather than destroying it routinely.

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