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

New York, March 29 (IANS) Adults with periodontitis, a severe gum infection, may be significantly more likely to have higher blood pressure (BP) compared to individuals who had healthy gums, a new ...

Pericoronitis is an infection of the gums around one or more teeth that are growing in (erupting). The infection can result ...

A tooth abscess is a surgical problem, not a pharmaceutical one, so we need to stop pretending a bottle of pills can solve a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Your gums might be trying to tell you something about your blood sugar that your doctor hasn’t figured out yet. That bleeding when you brush your teeth isn’t just a sign that you need to floss more ...

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

P. gingivalis can destroy gums and cause tooth loss. In infected mice, it also led to Alzheimer's hallmark amyloid beta plaque.(Credit: Cortexyme, Inc.) In a new study out Wednesday, scientists reveal ...