Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn.

In some cases, your dentist may prescribe antibiotics to help control or eliminate bacterial infection in your gums. Antibiotic therapy can be administered orally, as a mouth rinse, or in the form of ...

MASTIC GUM MAY help fight off the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria, according to a 2010 study. H. pylori is a common ...

Studies have shown that periodontitis may increase thrombosis through systemic inflammation or bacterial transmission and influence platelet function and coagulation. Periodontal treatment may ...

As women go through life, a hormonal ebb and flow creates inflammation that reveals itself, in part, via their gums and salivary glands. While it's impossible to fully prevent these oral changes ...

Last week, I discovered why it is important to start taking care of your teeth when your young and continue taking care of them as you age--a beautiful smile, better overall health, and a fatter bank ...

Previous studies have shown a link between the severe oral inflammation caused by gum disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), which demonstrated that those with worse inflammation of the gums ...