I kinda took this one on the chin and mildly surprised that participants in the thread didn't read the studies I linked nor did they do their own research, instead I was hit with Rule 5. "Pseudo science"

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Teeth health? Can cause neuropathy.

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Here are the studies:

There is a growing body of research linking periodontal disease, tooth loss, and poor oral health with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). The evidence is strongest for periodontal/gum disease rather than ordinary cavities by themselves.

• Guo et al., 2026 — Chronic periodontitis and the risk of diabetic peripheral neuropathy A longitudinal study finding that chronic periodontitis was associated with an increased risk of subsequently developing diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This is important because it goes beyond simply showing that the two conditions occur together. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41837149/
• Menchaca-Díaz et al., 2012 — Severe periodontitis, edentulism and neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes Found that severe periodontal disease and complete tooth loss were significantly associated with diabetic neuropathy. The association persisted after adjustment for other variables. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22367307/
• Abrão et al., 2010 — Periodontal disease and risk for neuropathic foot ulceration in type 2 diabetes Found a striking association between periodontal disease severity and neuropathic foot-ulcer risk. About 18% of patients with no/mild periodontal disease had neuropathic foot-ulcer risk, compared with roughly 68% with moderate/severe periodontal disease. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20637517/
• Balkaran et al., 2020 — Periodontal disease and severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy Examined whether periodontal disease was more prevalent or severe among people with severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy and found an association between periodontal disease and advanced DPN. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32663921/
• Mirea et al., 2024 — Associations of dental and periodontal lesions with diabetic complications Found complicated dental and periodontal lesions were strongly associated with diabetic peripheral sensory-motor neuropathy as well as poorer metabolic/inflammatory markers. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39768293/
• Moore et al., 1998 — Type 1 diabetes mellitus and oral health In more than 400 people with type 1 diabetes, neuropathy was associated with tooth loss and extensive periodontal disease. Neuropathy independently predicted partial tooth loss. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9729758/
• Steigmann et al., 2022 — Type 1 diabetes and oral health: DCCT/EDIC findings Long-term data from the DCCT/EDIC cohort showed diabetic complications, including peripheral neuropathy, were associated with substantially increased odds of tooth loss and adverse oral-health outcomes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35000860/

Possible mechanism

The proposed relationship is not simply:

“bad tooth → damaged foot nerves.”

A more plausible pathway is:

periodontal infection/inflammation → increased systemic inflammatory signaling and oxidative stress → worsening insulin resistance and glucose control → increased microvascular and metabolic injury to peripheral nerves.

Diabetes can simultaneously worsen periodontal disease, so researchers describe the diabetes-periodontitis relationship as bidirectional.

Periodontitis therefore may act as an additional inflammatory burden in someone who is already susceptible to diabetic nerve damage.

Important distinction

There is reasonably good evidence connecting periodontitis/gum disease with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

There is much less evidence showing that ordinary tooth decay by itself causes peripheral neuropathy.

Dental abscesses and chronically infected teeth can contribute to systemic inflammation, but evidence showing that a single dental abscess directly causes neuropathy in the feet is currently weak.

The most interesting recent evidence is the 2026 Guo study, because chronic periodontitis predicted later development of DPN rather than merely being found at the same time as neuropathy.

So the defensible claim is:

“Periodontal disease is associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and newer longitudinal evidence suggests it may independently increase the risk of developing DPN. Chronic oral inflammation may worsen inflammatory, metabolic, and microvascular processes involved in diabetic nerve injury.”

Not:

“Cavities have been proven to cause neuropathy.”

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I’ve had my Element since 2005, and it now has more than 300,000 miles on it.

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