Keeping your teeth clean can ward off the misery of arthritis flare ups, a new study suggests. 
Bacteria associated with gum disease can worsen severe joint pain when it enters the bloodstream, according to researchers at Rice University in .
Biologist Vicky Yao made the connection when she was examining blood samples collected from rheumatoid arthritis patients. 
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which a person's immune system attacks healthy cells within the body's joints, leading to swelling and inflammation. RA can also cause heart, lung and eye problems.
Rice University computational biologist Vicky Yao (Pictured) found traces of bacteria associated with periodontal disease in samples collected from rheumatoid arthritis patients
Tracing the connection between gum disease and RA could help develop therapies for the latter, 일산 치과 an autoimmune inflammatory disease that attacks the lining of the joints and can cause heart, lung and eye proble
>>Establishing a connection between the oral bacteria and arthritic , found germs associated with gum disease changed consistently prior to flare up
>>In addition to informing treatment for arthritis flare-ups, their research opens the door to developing better therapies for other diseases as well, such as cancer.

The method of monitoring microbes as they relate to disease could be useful in finding out more about certain cancers.