Gerard Linden, periodontology professor at Queens University Belfast in Northern Island, has provided an alternative explanation, suggesting that pathogens from gum lesions may actually travel through the blood stream, reaching other parts of the body.
Date: Dec 22, 2015
Category: Health
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Another possible mechanism could be that bacteria from the periodontal lesions could enter the blood stream and lead to changes in the tissues which are distant from the mouth, said Gerard Linden, professor of periodontology at the Center for Public Health at Queens University Belfast in Northern