gums

Tokyo, February13: In a ground breaking study, Japanese researchers disclosed that an acid produced in the mouth due to gum disease could trigger full-blown AIDS in people already infected with HIVdefine.

The researchers revealed that chronic inflammation erodes the bony structure in the gum leading to a periodontal disease which poses not only a threat to teeth, but the entire body.

Kuniyasu Ochiai, of the Microbiology Department at Tokyo-based Nihon University, and his research team stated that the bacteria “Produce a large amount of butyric acid, which smells like socks you wore for a long time.”