Rapamycin's Impact on Oral Health & its Relationship to Aging | 5 - Jonathan An, DDS, PhD

Matt and guest Jonathan An discuss oral health and its relationship to aging, including published studies involving rapamycin effects on oral health. This is a 3-part episode.

EP 1: Jon's career choices + how he realised aging was important

Aging and oral health/potential relationships between periodontal disease and diseases of aging

EP 2 (February 14th): The divide between oral health and the rest of the body

Tips for maintaining oral health/How you know you're doing well

EP 3 (February 21st): Longevity interventions that impact oral health

Rapamycin studies involving oral health and its discoveries

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