Periodontal disease may be a comorbidity in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) heart attacks, according to a large U.S. study published on May 8 in the Journal of the ...

Periodontal disease causes inflammation and infection of your gums and the bones in your mouth. And we have known for a while ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases hundreds — if not thousands — of microplastics into your saliva, which ...

(CNN) — Following the Mediterranean diet reduces your risk of gum disease, which reduces your risk for inflammation that leads to chronic disease and dementia, a new study found. While that may seem ...

The mouth microbiome is the second largest in the body, after the gut. A bacteria found more abundantly in the mouths of people with gum disease has been linked to colorectal cancer. Regularly ...

Early results from a new dental study point to a plant-based compound that may offer a safer, more accessible approach to treating gum disease. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly ...

Gum’s the word — and a new study links chewing the right kind to a decrease in preterm birth and delivery of low-birthweight babies in an impoverished African country. “It surprised us all that such a ...