Common Supplements Show Antibiotic-Like Benefits Against Severe Gum Disease

Image: Periodontal Disease – 2018. Image credit: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Fernanda Bassette, São Paulo Research Foundation. SciTechDaily – August 21, 2026. Research article: Journal of Periodontology.

A study suggests that combining the two compounds with conventional treatment could reduce the need for antibiotics.

For people with severe periodontitis, controlling the disease can require more than the standard removal of bacterial buildup beneath the gums. A study involving 109 patients found that adding omega-3 and low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) to conventional treatment produced results remarkably close to those achieved with antibiotics. […]

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