The oral microbiome is tracking the arc gut and skin followed before it, moving from fringe science into a full consumer category. New research linking mouth bacteria to inflammation, cognition and longevity is colliding with prebiotic formulas and portable formats reshaping a $55 billion industry.
What does oral care have to do with longevity?
Researchers treat the mouth as a gateway to whole-body health, and people who keep their teeth into old age tend to outlive those who don’t.