Kissing dogs can lead to gum disease: study

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Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

Researchers have found that dogs have a lot of bacteria in their mouths and these can be transmitted to humans and cause periodontal problems.

In a study published in the Archives of Oral Biology, Japanese researchers scraped plaque off the choppers of 66 dogs and 81 humans at an animal clinic and a dog obedience school

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