When it comes to maintaining your health, you may be overlooking one of the most important parts of your body: your mouth. Gum disease is the most common oral disease, with studies estimating that up ...

Dentists break down the best home remedies for sore gums along with what to avoid when you have gum pain and how to prevent gum soreness. Sore gums are uncomfortable, so if you’re searching for ...

Bleeding gums may look harmless, but they're often an early warning sign of gum disease and even linked to serious health ...

People say the eyes are the window to your soul, but your mouth may be the window to your health. It's estimated that up to 50% of Americans currently have mild gum disease, or gingivitis, while up to ...

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 ...

Gum disease, also known as periodontal disease or periodontitis, is an infection of the gums that support your teeth. It progresses from mild inflammation (gingivitis) to severe tissue and bone damage ...

New trial results show that intense gum disease treatment reduces how much the carotid artery narrows in otherwise healthy individuals. This suggests oral health should be taken seriously as a ...

Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to ...

WHEN Amber Cunningham-Rogan was in her final year at university, she thought her bleeding gums were a straightforward dental ...

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 ...

Patients with an average weight paid significantly less for periodontal treatments than those who were obese regardless of disease severity, according to a study published on May 24 in the Journal of ...