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2015 Winners of Prestigious International Periodontal Research Competition

Recognizing the year’s best clinical research in periodontology by students in dentistry, Colgate-Palmolive and...

Treating Gum Disease Aids Prostate

There may be another reason for men to treat gum disease. Treating gum disease...

Mouth Bacteria Connected to Heart Disease

Mouth bacteria can lead to heart disease more often than one would think. A...

Coffee May Fight Gum Disease

Coffee may have an unintended benefit. Researchers recently determined that drinking coffee could lower the...

Gum Disease Causes Associated with Type 2 Diabetes

New research shows that modulation of B cells could treat and possibly prevent periodontitis...

Bacteria-Causing Gum Disease May Lead to Oral Cancer Growth

Fatty acids from bacteria present in gum disease may cause Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS)-related lesions...

Junk Food, Bad Oral Health Produce Higher Risk of Premature Heart Disease

There is increasing evidence that the combination of eating bad food and poor oral...

Drug Could be Utilized to Treat Periodontitis, Chronic Diseases

A drug used to treat intestinal worms may have a new purpose. Recent studies...

Peri-Implant Diseases and Collaborative Treatment

Traditional goals of the dental profession are to conserve the natural dentition for the...

Using Some Immune System Cells may Successfully Treat Gum Disease

Utilizing the correct combination of immune system cells with inflamed tissues may be able...