New study shows link between red wine and healthy gums
NewsPosted by: Dental Design 22nd February 2018
A new study from the Institute of Food Science Research in Madrid has suggested that red wine, previously thought to stain your teeth, has other beneficial effects for your mouth.
The tests, performed on model gum tissue, revealed that a chemical in red wine called polyphenols actually prevented bacteria – that causes plaque, cavities and periodontal disease – from sticking to the gum tissue.
Although the results are at a very early stage, researchers found that when combining polyphenols with Streptococcus dentisani, an oral probiotic, they were even better at keeping bacteria at bay.
Professor Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow, was involved in the study. He told the Mirror: “The findings do not support drinking more red wine to stop people getting infections.
“There is no good evidence that drinking wine per se is overall good for health – on the contrary, more and more evidence from other sources now suggest the less wine of alcoholic drinks, the lower the risks of range of disease and the lower the mortality risks.
“People should not be fooled into thinking wine is good or health giving, however much they would like to hear such a message”
