Dr. Peter Hofmann reveals overlooked connections between oral health and major diseases while helping readers make ...

Periodontitis may begin in the narrow space between tooth and gum. But the immune response it sets off can reach far beyond the mouth. In periodontitis, bacteria around the teeth provoke an immune ...

(grubermichael1/500px/Getty Images) Any food we eat goes straight through our mouths, but the effect that diet has on oral ...

A low-calorie fasting-style diet significantly reduced inflammation linked to gum disease in a small clinical study. The findings suggest that what people eat may influence gum health almost as much ...

Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc; Christopher B. Morrow, MD, MHS Those medications demonstrated both an ability to remove amyloid plaque from the brain as well as to slow cognitive and functional decline.

People with gum disease could soon benefit from chewing gum containing nitrate, a compound that reduces the growth of inflammatory bacteria. Gum disease, known as gingivitis in its milder form, occurs ...

Communication gaps, preventable delays and limited support place significant responsibility on patients on the rare disease journey, a new survey finds. The survey (PDF) was conducted by PANTHERx Rare ...

Longevity is all the rage, from anti-aging skin treatments to diets optimized for living longer − but while you may be paying attention to what foods you're putting in your mouth, are you paying ...

A microbe involved in gum disease could fan the flames of breast cancer. In mice, the oral bacterium can swell the size of existing tumors and even spark the formation of precancerous growths, ...

Laser therapy reduces bleeding and post-operative pain compared to osseous surgery by cauterizing nerve endings and blood vessels. The procedure targets diseased tissue specifically, leaving healthy ...

The association between periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is stronger than previously recognized, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) ...