Keeping up with all your recommended dental care can be pretty tricky. Juggling busy schedules, jumping through insurance ...

These surgeries aim to remove the pockets of space between the teeth and the bone, which can be broken down or destroyed with periodontal disease. This, in turn, will eliminate the room for ...

Pocket depth (mm) was recorded by using a graded periodontal probe (LM-instruments OY, Parainen, Finland) and measured to the nearest mm. The occurrence of pathological periodontal pockets was ...

The connection between gum disease and thrombosis underscores the role of oral health in reducing thrombotic disease risk and ...

The discovery of these altered blood biomarkers may pave the way for the development of drugs that may slow the progression of severe gum disease, the authors wrote ... were associated with deeper ...

This procedure allows the removal of plaque, tartar, and bacteria from the gum pockets, promoting healing and preventing disease progression. Periodontal maintenance is a specialized dental cleaning ...

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh has revealed a promising approach to treating periodontal disease (PD) by ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Bacteria that causes gum disease can also raise a person’s risk of head and neck cancers, a new study says. More than a dozen bacterial species have ...

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes can worsen the state of your gums, but a new study suggests that diabetes medications may undo some of that damage. Researchers in Japan found a ...

Bacteria that causes gum disease can also raise a person's risk of head and neck cancers, a new study says. More than a dozen bacterial species have been linked to a collective 50% increased risk ...

Since no normal weight participants are included, the association between periodontal disease and raised diastolic blood pressure might be specific for the obese condition. We did not register the ...