Peter Falk died from dementia worsen by going to the dentist and having hip surgery.
Did a trip to the dentist accelerate Columbo’s Alzheimer’s?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2016170/Alzheimers-Did-trip-dentist-accelerate-Columbos-descent-dementia.html
AI results: Peter Falk’s Alzheimer’s symptoms and advanced dementia rapidly worsened in 2007 after a series of dental procedures, a development his family found to be a sudden and significant decline in his mental state. While not the cause of his Alzheimer’s, the dental work exacerbated his condition, leading to a loss of recognition for people and objects and a need for full-time care.
Within weeks of the dental work, Falk’s symptoms worsened dramatically, and he slipped into dementia.
that is interesting
about 20 years ago I ran across a theory that MS is introduced into the body through the mouth/dental work