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

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 ...

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 ...

As Corsodyl celebrates 50 years of gum expertise, Kate Fabrikant explains its mission to target disease by making care simple ...

Alzheimer’s disease, long seen as a disorder of the aging brain, may actually begin in an unexpected place: the mouth.

In separate experiments with mice, oral infection with the pathogen led to brain colonization by the bacteria, together with ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths. These giants, overlooked by traditional sequencing, could explain how oral ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK — A gum infection was found to be a ...

Regular professional dental check-ups are important throughout life, but everyone has different oral health needs and risk ...

The humble toothbrush has barely changed in over a century, yet nearly 40 percent of adults still develop gum disease despite ...