Women with gum disease appeared to have a 14% overall increased risk for breast cancer, compared to women without gum disease. And that increased risk seemed to increase to more than 30% if they also smoked or had smoked in the past 20 years, a study found. Periodontal disease can cause many health problems. A number of studies have already found an association between gum disease and other chronic diseases, including stroke, heart attack and other cancers.
However, scientists are still in search of the exact mechanism that link these chronic conditions to gum disease. According to the opinion of dentists, gum disease is very common, and mostly goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and many people do not pay attention to it. However, it’s correlation to other severe diseases make it deserve paying serious attention. In line with this, a new study found that women with gum disease appeared…
