A new study has claimed that the habit of brushing teeth after every meal could also help stave off meningitis, apart from preventing bad breath, cavities and gum disease. Swiss researchers have found a link between a common type of mouth bacteria and meningitis, a bacterial infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, the Daily Telegraph recently reported. The findings have been published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
Meningitis, the swelling of the tissue around the brain, can be caused by the bacteria, viruses or other micro-organisms. It can be life-threatening due to the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord. The most common symptoms of meningitis are headache and neck stiffness associated with fever, confusion or altered consciousness, vomiting, and an inability to tolerate light or loud noises.
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