If you’ve been told you have gum disease, or you’ve noticed signs like bleeding, bad breath, gum recession, or just want to have a better understanding of your individualized risk factors, salivary ...

Periodontal disease remains one of the most prevalent oral health conditions worldwide, often managed through nonsurgical ...

Organized dentistry needs to develop updated treatment- and outcome-based guidance for periodontal therapy to avoid providing inadequate care to patients, according to a guest editorial published on ...

Periodontal treatment doesn't improve glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes who have advanced chronic periodontitis, a new randomized clinical trial has found. The results were ...

Background: Glycemic control is vital in the care of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is significantly associated with the incidence of clinical complications. This Bayesian network analysis was ...

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 ...

Investigators conducted a review of 21 studies on the effects of a gum disease treatment on various rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity measures. There is some evidence that periodontal ...

Our state-of-the-art periodontics clinic at Case Western Reserve University is a hub of advanced clinical activity and patient care. The facility boasts 11 fully-equipped operatories, each designed ...