Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.

Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial for overall health, extending beyond just preventing cavities and bad breath.

Heart diseases are on the rise globally, and the number of heart attack cases continues to grow each year. While the common ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease ...

Persistent tooth infection may cause ear and head pain because of the connection between your teeth and the trigeminal nerve.

Further investigation is needed to narrow down the role of oral bacteria in heart attacks, as well as identify the dangerous ...

A team of scientists in Finland and the UK has revealed that myocardial infarctions (the fancy medical term for heart attacks ...

Using metagenomic screening — a technique for sequencing genetic material in samples that contain genomes from a mixture of ...

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

A new study by Tampere University researchers has uncovered a surprising link between oral health and heart disease.

HAVING not been to the dentist for years, Vicki Williams was so “embarrassed” of her teeth, she hid them behind a set of ...

Genetic-sequencing techniques have uncovered the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recorded — inside samples of teeth and bones from woolly and steppe mammoths.