Daily Tooth Brushing Linked to Lower Pneumonia Rates in Hospital Patients: Study
A new analysis of more than 2,700 patients shows that maintaining good dental hygiene can prevent people from developing pneumonia in hospital, with fewer cases of common lung infections associated with daily tooth brushing. Selena Ehrenzeler and Michael Klumbas, two epidemiologists who specialize in infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, compiled data … Read more