A new study reveals that the bacteria behind periodontal gum disease can harden heart valves by triggering a specific ...

Periodontitis is a major inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa that progressively affects the integrity of the tissues supporting the teeth. It is associated epidemiologically with several chronic ...

Millions of people worldwide live with periodontitis, a chronic gum disease that can progressively destroy the tissues and ...

Periodontitis, or gum disease, can turn up in an individual as a result of infections and inflammation of the gums. This can cause a lot of discomfort and, at its worst, can cause teeth to loosen and ...

A new DNA-based nanotherapy targets bacteria, inflammation, and bone loss together, showing promising results against ...

Oral health doesn’t begin and end in the mouth. In fact, inflamed gums can literally affect the kidneys, according to a study. The finding that periodontitis and initially asymptomatic kidney diseases ...

The primary cause of periodontitis is bacteria in dental plaque. Dental plaque, which is a mix of the bacteria, mucus and other particles, forms and settles on and around the teeth. The immune system ...

People with gum disease (periodontitis) have a higher risk of developing tongue cancer. Researchers from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in New York, compared 51 men with newly ...

A team of researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, the VCU School of Dentistry and the University of ...

A new study from King's College London has identified the potential of a cell type known as a telocyte to be used to manage the effects of periodontitis. Periodontitis is a severe gum infection that ...