gum disease

Primary Care Physicians Feel Unprepared for Role in Prenatal Oral Health

Primary care physicians may feel underequipped to provide adequate oral health counseling to pregnant...

Device Uses Blue Light to Kill Oral Pathogens

Photomedics, an oral health technology company headquartered at the Forsyth Institute, has developed and...

Webinar to Explore Link Between Heart Health and Gum Health

As the medical community celebrates American Heart Month this February, Perio Protect notes that...

Studies Uncover More Links Between Periodontitis and Cancer

As researchers continue to probe the links between oral and systemic health, independent studies...

Perio & Caries Campaign Reaches Beyond the Dental Community

In partnership with Colgate, the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) Perio & Caries awareness...

Poor Oral Health Linked With Frailty in Elderly Men

Oral health problems such as gum disease and tooth loss have been linked to...

Periodontal Therapeutics Market to Total $511 Million by 2023

The global periodontal therapeutics market totaled $259.34 million in 2016 and will reach $511.76...

Periodontitis Linked to Breast Cancer

Women with periodontitis are two to three times more likely to develop breast cancer,...

Marijuana’s Cottonmouth Affects Oral Health

“Do you smoke?” asks the dentist as he leans back in his chair, his...

Periodontitis Treatment Reduces Blood Pressure Too

Periodontitis treatment significantly lowered blood pressure among Chinese patients at risk for developing high...