Healthy gums are the foundation of a healthy smile—and the good news is, gum disease can be treated and managed effectively ...

"I always like to reiterate to my patients that if you're seeing bleeding, that's not normal, healthy gums should not bleed." ...

There’s a tension in modern periodontics that we don’t talk about enough. A clinical paradox. We have our primary enemy in sight: a pathogenic biofilm that destroys the structures holding teeth in ...

April 10 (UPI) --Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease within three months of the procedure, new Japanese ...

A recent study reveals that intensive diabetes treatment can improve periodontal disease inflammation. Researchers found that two weeks of intensive diabetes treatment under hospitalization for ...

Is there a link between gum disease and Alzheimer's disease? In a 2020 analysis led by the National Institute on Aging, (NIA), scientists suggest that bacteria that cause gum disease are also ...

If you often get headaches, the cause might not just be stress or sinus problems; it could be your gums. Gum disease, also called periodontal disease, is a serious infection in your gums that can ...