Healthy mouth bacteria provide ideal conditions for gum disease

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

Normal bacteria which live in our mouths provide the catalyst for the development of gum disease, a debilitating condition which leads to painful gums and the loosening of teeth, new research from Queen Mary, University of London has found.

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