Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to ...

Using ornidazole in conjunction with scaling and root planing achieves significantly better clinical results in treating moderate to advanced chronic periodontitis than periodontal treatment alone, ...

Smoking can have a serious impact on the effect of the treatment of periodontitis – a widespread condition that leads to degradation of the teeth's supportive tissue and, in serious cases, to loss of ...

Severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, may be an early sign of type 2 diabetes, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Screening patients visiting ...

Smoking tobacco is known to worsen symptoms of periodontitis and reduce responsiveness to treatment. Using high-resolution ...

Moderate periodontitis increased with age among U.S. adults from 2009 to 2010, but the prevalence of mild and severe periodontitis remained relatively steady at less than 15%, according to a new study ...

When it comes to maintaining your health, you may be overlooking one of the most important parts of your body: your mouth. Gum disease is the most common oral disease, with studies estimating that up ...

Background: Since periodontitis is bi-directionally associated with several systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases, it is important for medical professionals in a non ...

Presence of this suspected pathogen did not prevent a good treatment outcome. A. actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is a periodontal organism which has aroused much interest in relation to periodontitis, but ...

Philadelphia, PA, 30 June 2009 – Additional research is called for and patients with moderate to severe periodontitis should receive evaluation and possible treatment to reduce their risk of ...

Researchers have found in a new study that an RCT showed moderate to large improvements in all OHIP-14 domains after root ...