Drug may guard against periodontitis, related chronic diseases

A drug currently used to treat intestinal worms could protect people from periodontitis, an advanced gum disease, which untreated can erode the structures -- including bone -- that hold the teeth in the jaw.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/dentistry/~3/HHw8Ue99Obw/131108112248.htm

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