Birgitta Söder, DrMedSc, PhD

Birgitta Söder, DrMedSc, PhD, professor emerita, department of dental medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. She is the lead author of a study published in BMJ Open.

Plaque: It Leads to More Than Just Tooth Trouble

Plaque: It Leads to More Than Just Tooth Trouble

Birgitta Söder, DrMedSc, PhD | August 23, 2012

Plaque—that sticky mix of mucus and bacteria that coats our teeth—is known for causing dental drama, such as cavities and…

Brush Your Teeth to Protect Your Breasts
Breast Cancer

Brush Your Teeth to Protect Your Breasts

Birgitta Söder, DrMedSc, PhD | January 5, 2012

Can keeping teeth healthy help fend off breast cancer? It might, according to a recent study from Karolinska Institute in…