Health
Common condition makes you nine times more likely to die from Covid – LincolnshireLive
Around half the world’s population suffers from the preventable disease
People with gum disease who catch Covid are nine more likely to die, warns a new study.
Covid-19 patients are three times more likely to end up in intensive care or on a ventilator if they already suffer from periodontitis, a serious form of gum disease, according to the findings.
Around half the worlds population over 30 suffer from periodontitis, which causes swelling in and around the gums.
If not treated properly, the inflammation can spread throughout the body and infect the lungs.
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