The surprising link between dementia and oral health | Prof. Alpdogan Kantarci
Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier from ZOE Science & Nutrition - download our FREE guide: https://zoe.com/freeguide More than 50 systemic health conditions — including Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and heart disease — are associated with oral disease. The link between systemic and oral conditions is always microbial, inflammatory, or both. So, how can we look after our gums to improve our health? In today’s episode, Jonathan and Prof. Alp Kantarci pose the question: How does the health of your oral cavity shape your general health? Dr. Alp Kantarci is a professor, scientist, dentist, oral health researcher, periodontist, dental implant surgeon, and senior member of staff at the Forsyth Institute, an independent research institute that focuses on the connections between oral health and overall wellness. Dr. Kantarci is also a faculty member at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. He has published more than 190 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has presented more than 170 talks and posters at dental and medical congresses. Follow ZOE on Instagram: / zoe If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinZOE.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 01:42 - Quickfire questions 04:28 - What is oral health? 09:27 - How is our oral health connected to the health of the rest of our body? 12:01 - Oral microbiome 19:59 - Why does bad oral health affect the rest of the body? 24:45 - How much does the state of our oral health contribute to dementia? 27:37 - The link between oral health and diabetes 30:42 - The link between oral health and cardiovascular diseases 34:57 - What are the key steps to look after our oral health? 37:51 - Alp’s view on mouthwash 40:10 - Oral health & probiotics 44:49 - Impact of food on our oral health 48:18 - Does sparkling water affect our oral health? 52:39 - Summary 55:16 - Goodbyes 55:23 - Outro Mentioned in today’s episode: Dementia and the Risk of Periodontitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study from Journal of Dental Research 2022 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Microglial response to experimental periodontitis in a murine model of Alzheimer’s disease from Scientific Reports 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33122... Fusobacterium nucleatum dissemination by neutrophils from Journal of Oral Microbiology 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Host-Modulatory Therapy for Reducing Gingival Inflammation from Frontiers in Immunology 2021 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nu... Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to cover it.
