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Your body makes natural chemicals from omega-3 fats (like those in fish oil) that help stop gum inflammation and protect your jawbone — but doctors rarely check if these chemicals are present when testing treatments for gum disease.

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The study says omega-3s from fish oil may help reduce gum inflammation by making special healing molecules, but most studies don’t actually check if those molecules are present — which is exactly what the claim says.

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