periodontal disease

Heart Disease Risk Increases With Tooth Loss in Middle Age

The loss of two or more teeth in middle age is associated with an...

Missing Teeth May Indicate Diabetes Risk

New research from the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif, adds...

Protect Your Patients and Practice from Prions, Viruses, and Systemic Disease

Viruses are an extremely important component of periodontal disease, both in its initiation and...

Wine May Improve Oral Health

A little wine each day may be good for your colon and heart, possibly...

Offer Personalized Care to Assess Risks for the Best Outcomes

The concept that oral health is a part of overall health has never been...

Define Periodontal Disease by Its Pathogens

Periodontal disease by definition is an infectious, contagious, inflammatory, polymicrobial disease with systemic and...

WVU School of Dentistry to Offer Tobacco Treatment Training

The West Virginia University (WVU) School of Dentistry is now one of 18 education...

$2 Million Grant to See If SGK1 Can Control Inflammation

Tooth loss isn’t the only risk that periodontal disease presents. It also has been...

Periodontal Disease Offers Clues to Microbiome Mysteries

Microbial cells outnumber human cells in the body of a healthy adult 10 to...

Study to Investigate How Viruses Influence Periodontal Disease

Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss among adults, according to the...