Gum disease, decay, missing teeth: why people with mental illness have poorer oral health
- Written by Bonnie Clough, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University
mihailomilovanovic/Getty ImagesPeople with poor mental health face many challenges. One that’s perhaps lesser known is that they’re more likely than the overall population to have poor oral health.
Research has shown people with serious mental illness are four times more likely than the general population to have gum disease....
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