Part of a normal, healthy daily hygiene regimen is tooth care and flossing. Be sure and brush those teeth and massage those gums, or else you could be prone to dementia later in life, according to new research.

In an odd correlation, the dental records and cognitive tests from a group of 144 study participants were studied and the end result was that those with few teeth (zero to nine) had an increased risk of developing dementia during the course of the study (a 12-year period).

The researchers did state that the conclusion they came up with could not be identified as casual or causal -- yet.