Knowing the facts about this serious infection can help you maintain a healthy body and a healthy smile. This set of Facts and Fallacies about gum disease from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is a good source of information, helping you to maintain a…
The dental profession needs to build a stronger connection between oral health and general health – not only for individual patients, but also at the community level, according to the special June issue of The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (JEBDP), the foremost publication of…
You may be able to prevent two of the most common diseases of modern civilization, tooth decay (caries) and periodontal (gum) disease, simply by improving your diet.
Women, keep those toothbrushes and dental floss handy. A comprehensive review of women’s health studies by Charlene Krejci, associate clinical professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, has shown a link between women’s health issues and gum disease. Across the ages,…
Have you lost a tooth due to an accident, tooth decay, gum disease, etc? If you have, you are just like the 69 percent of U.S. adults ages 35 to 44 who have also lost at least one permanent tooth due to the above reasons.…
Periodontists routinely grow bone in the mouth to guarantee a stable environment for teeth and tooth implants. But whether it’s better to build up bone before placing the implant, or to simply place the implant and allow bone to grow around it, has been a…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed each year, and more than 8,000 deaths occur annually. The five-year survival rate for oral cancers is roughly 50 percent. The Academy of General…