A bacteria in the mouth (Streptococcus mutans) could be responsible for a number of stroke (Stroke) including brain hemorrhages or forms that predispose to dementia. This is what Professor Robert Friedland, professor of neurology at the University of Louisville (United States) and his team discovered by following a cohort of patients. admitted to hospital for stroke.
“Of the patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), 26% carried a specific bacteria in their saliva: the CNM-positive bacteria S. mutans, known to cause cavities. While in the group of patients who suffered from another type of stroke, only 6% tested positive for this bacteria “ announces the doctor.
As they continued their research, the scientists also found that in people with small hemorrhages in the brain that can cause some form of dementia or ischemic stroke, a large number were carriers of the same bacteria. “This Study Shows Oral Health Is Important Not Just For Healthy Teeth and heart but also for the health of the brain “ insists the doctor.
The latter will continue his research on the role of oral bacteria in the development of other diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and the Parkinson disease, in collaboration with researchers from Great Britain and Japan.
Read also :
Infographic: good reasons to go to the dentist
Unusual: fear of the dentist is hereditary
Tips to make things go well at the dentist
