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Gum Disease Common and Severe in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
A study found gum disease is four times as common among patients with the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis as it is among their healthy peers, and it is also more severe. The small s...
Gum Disease Does Not Increase Risk of Heart Attack: AHA
The American Heart Association has released a statement saying that contrary to widespread belief, there is no evidence that gum disease could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes....
Gum Disease in Elderly Linked to Low Protein Levels
Low levels of a protein known as Del-1 may be the cause of gum diseases in older people according to a new study published in the journal Nature Immunology. Researchers from the Queen Mary ...
Licorice In The Fight Against Tooth Decay And Gum Disease
Licorice, used extensively in the Chinese traditional medicine, could help in the fight against tooth decay and gum disease. Two substances in licorice kill the major bacteria responsible fo...
Gum Disease may be Triggered by Healthy Mouth Bacteria
New research from Queen Mary, University of London has found that normal bacteria which live in our mouths provide the catalyst for the development of gum disease. This is a debilitating con...
Link Between Gum Disease and Pregnancy
Women who want to get pregnant should brush their teeth and floss regularly as gum disease delays pregnancy, say experts.
Periodontal disease can delay the time it takes to conceive by...
Gum Disease Elminated in Five Hours
Gum disease can be treated in a remarkable way that lasts for four to five hours.
Gum disease, the primary cause of tooth loss, affects up to 50 per cent of the population with often irr...