Treating Your Periodontal Pockets May Benefit Your Pocket Book Date: November 28, 2007 Source: American Academy of Periodontology Summary: Prevention of periodontal diseases may lead to savings on not ...

Out-of-pocket spending for hearing and dental care far outpaced spending for vision care among Medicare beneficiaries, a new analysis found. The analysis, released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family ...

Over the past two decades, dental, vision, and hearing health have emerged as public health concerns. Once thought of as negligible aspects of aging, poor oral health, vision loss, and hearing loss ...

Gum disease — medically known as periodontitis — affects 47.2% of adults over age 30 in the U.S. About 8.5% of them may have severe periodontitis. Gum disease is a severe infection or inflammation of ...

Michiganders may find themselves paying more for dental care this year as dentist offices report higher overhead costs and more patients in need of significant restorative work. While the prices ...