Sure, you know that maintaining good oral hygiene is important for your dental health. It means better breath, fewer cavities, and healthier gums. But keeping your mouth healthy can have total-body ...

It's well established that gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are strongly linked. But what wasn't known, until a ...

Poor oral hygiene is associated with an increased risk for myriad health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and early death. The state of our teeth and gums, ...

Research reveals that having cavities and gum disease dramatically increases your risk of potentially fatal health events.

Millions of people worldwide suffer from gum disease, yet we still don't fully understand how healthy gums turn into damaged, ...

When it comes to maintaining oral hygiene, brushing often takes the spotlight, but the critical role of flossing cannot be overstated. Flossing is an effective preventive measure against gum disease, ...

A new study has linked gum disease to the development of dangerous pre-cancerous cells which can lead to colorectal cancer. The research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research looked at ...

The first place tobacco often shows its damage is not the lungs. It is the mouth. If you smoke, your gums face a daily ...

For many people, flossing their teeth is a hated task – right up there with taking out the garbage and cleaning the bathroom. It tends to be one of those daily chores that people neglect and then feel ...

Dr. Jonathan B. Levine is the first to admit that expectations aren’t particularly high when people visit the dentist. “This ...