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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Brushing teeth boost sperm count?

I have read many an article about periodontal disease and the impact it can have on your over all health. We have know for quite some time that periodontal disease has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and low birth weight babies. Now researchers at the Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem, and the Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine have reported in as study that low sperm count could be associated with periodontal disease.
The study showed that half the men in their study suffered from periodontal disease to different degrees and two thirds of these men had low sperm counts.
Dr. Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation noted that

"Brushing your teeth may not sound sexy, but this study shows its importance to male fertility".
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Kenneth A. Mogell, D.M.D.