Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 When teeth go out, memory goes toohttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 & click_id=117 & art_id=qw10989822611 69B235 October 29 2004 at 01:00AM Stockholm - When your dentist pulls an aching tooth he could be yanking out some of your memory at the same time, according to a new Swedish study to be presented in Stockholm on Friday. " Teeth appear to be of the utmost importance to our memories, " said Jan Bergdahl, an associate psychology professor at the Umeaa University in northern Sweden, a dentist and one of the authors of the study. For the study, which is part of a broader memory study called Betulastudien, researchers followed 1 962 people aged 35 to 90 starting in 1988, comparing the memories of those who still had teeth and those who had pulled all their teeth and were using dentures. " When people have no teeth their memories are clearly worse than when they have teeth, " Bergdahl said. Recent Japanese studies on rats and monkeys have shown the link between teeth and memory but according to Bergdahl this is the first large-scale study on humans that clearly connects the same dots. While the Swedish research has yet to unveil what impact pulling a single tooth has on the human memory, Bergdahl said that " going forward, we plan to look into how many teeth a person has to lose before it affects their memory. We will also investigate how tooth decay affects memory loss, and what affect tooth implants have " . He insisted however that he didn't expect future studies to reveal that implants improve memory. " I don't think that is very probable. Animal tests have shown that pulling teeth severs nerves to the brain, " Bergdahl said, pointing out that the new Swedish study could dramatically change dental care for the elderly in the future. " We might want to think twice before pulling out teeth that are a problem, " he said. - Sapa-AFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Dentists try to get people to keep teeth they put mercury in (dental amalgam). It is not healthy to have mercury in your body, any more than it is health to have rotting teeth. I wonder who funded the study...always watch the money trail. On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:55:59 +1300 Misty <misty3 wrote: > > When teeth go out, memory goes > toohttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 & click_id=117 & art_id=qw10989822611 > 69B235 > October 29 2004 at 01:00AM > > > Stockholm - When your dentist pulls an aching >tooth he could be > yanking out some of your memory at the same time, >according to a new Swedish > study to be presented in Stockholm on Friday. > > " Teeth appear to be of the utmost importance to >our memories, " said > Jan Bergdahl, an associate psychology professor at the >Umeaa University in > northern Sweden, a dentist and one of the authors of the >study. > > For the study, which is part of a broader memory >study called > Betulastudien, researchers followed 1 962 people aged 35 >to 90 > > starting in 1988, comparing the memories of those >who still had teeth > and those who had pulled all their teeth and were using >dentures. > > " When people have no teeth their memories are >clearly worse than when > they have teeth, " Bergdahl said. > > Recent Japanese studies on rats and monkeys have >shown the link > between teeth and memory but according to Bergdahl this >is the first > large-scale study on humans that clearly connects the >same dots. > > While the Swedish research has yet to unveil what >impact pulling a > single tooth has on the human memory, Bergdahl said that > " going forward, we > plan to look into how many teeth a person has to lose >before it affects > their memory. We will also investigate how tooth decay >affects memory loss, > and what affect tooth implants have " . > > He insisted however that he didn't expect future >studies to reveal > that implants improve memory. > > " I don't think that is very probable. Animal tests >have shown that > pulling teeth severs nerves to the brain, " Bergdahl >said, pointing out that > the new Swedish study could dramatically change dental >care for the elderly > in the future. > > " We might want to think twice before pulling out >teeth that are a > problem, " he said. - Sapa-AFP > > «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤» > > § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH >CONSPIRACIES! § > > Subscribe:......... >- > To :.... >- > > Any information here in is for educational purpose only, >it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's >opinion. Always consult with a qualified health >practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, >especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. > **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** > In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, > any copyrighted work in this message is distributed >under fair use without profit or payment to those who >have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included >information for non-profit research and educational >purposes only. > http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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