Study: Treating Gum Disease May Help Reduce Symptoms Of Prostate Inflammation.

Study: Treating Gum Disease May Help Reduce Symptoms Of Prostate Inflammation.

HealthDay (5/23, Preidt) reported that research published in Dentistry suggests that “treating gum disease may help reduce symptoms of prostate inflammation.” In the study, 27 patients with prostatitis and “moderate to severe gum disease” received “treatment for gum disease and showed significant improvement in their gums within four to eight weeks, the study authors said.” Participants “received no treatment for their prostatitis, but symptoms of the condition improved in 21 of 27 of them after their gum disease was treated.”