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A Link Between Stress and Gum Disease

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

In 2006, the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) featured an article about a link between chronic stress and increased plaque and gingivitis for caregivers over 50 years. Hypercotisolemia was blamed. This August, JOP published a review that linked stress and periodontal disease without reference to age. Again, increased cortisol was named [...]

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