To determine whether IL-17 or IL-23 was to blame for the periodontitis and bone loss in the mice with the LAD-like disease, the researchers injected molecules that block these proteins' activity ...

Drugs that reverse and prevent bone loss due to osteoporosis also significantly ward off periodontal disease, according to a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental ...

Do you how gum infections lead to bone loss and eventually tooth loss? researchers have discovered new mechanisms for bone loss in gum disease. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...

When we hear the words “bone loss”, osteoporosis comes to mind. What does bone loss have to do with gum disease? The most common form of bone loss is not osteoarthritis or osteoporosis – it’s ...

You can reverse gum disease if you treat it early enough. Once you've lost bone around your teeth, it's not reversible. But you can still slow or stop gum disease with treatment and good oral hygiene.

Researchers from the NYU College of Dentistry have developed a topical gel to help treat and prevent periodontal (gum) disease. In experiments in mice, the gel reduced inflammation, and bone loss ...

Mean whole-mouth radiographic alveolar bone loss was scored using a five-point Schei ruler, with each unit representing 20% increments of alveolar bone loss to define periodontal status. Regression ...

The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer's disease. The study does not prove that gum disease ...