Smoking causes almost a third of all gum disease cases in Australia, often resulting in tooth loss, according to latest University of Adelaide research.
Smoking causes almost a third of all gum disease cases in Australia, often resulting in tooth loss, according to latest University of Adelaide research.
Researchers have found a link between gum disease and cancer. How worried should we be, asks Lucy Atkins
... about their oral health status, including whether they had ever been diagnosed with periodontal (gum) disease, whether they had ever been treated for periodontal disease, whether they used partial or ...
A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to 10 to 12 percent lower medical costs per month. The ...
A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to 10 to 12 percent lower medical costs per month.
An acid produced in the mouth due to gum disease invigorates the virus that can lead to full-blown AIDS, a Japanese researcher said Thursday, billing the finding as a world first.
Scientists in the USA have discovered why smokers may be more prone to chronic gum disease (periodontitis). One of the bacteria responsible for this infection responds to cigarette smoke – changing ...
... school. "It gives us a new intervention," adds Bissada.
This is not the first time that gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis have been linked. According to another researcher in the study, Ali Askari ...
... a gene called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) is involved in the development of diseases such as periodontitis (gum disease), rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. The study, which will be ...
... 1. Changes in these microbial communities may be responsible for digestive disorders, skin diseases, gum disease and even obesity. Despite their vital imporance in human health and disease, these ...
... between the two diseases, suggesting that there may be other parameters responsible for the increased prevalence of gum disease in RA sufferers.
"With results suggesting that rheumatoid arthritis is ...
... two decades of follow-up, individuals who had periodontal disease were more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes ... studies are needed both to determine whether gum disease directly contributes to type 2 ...
... able to bind to host heat shock proteins as well as those from bacteria that cause gum disease. This suggests that the similarity between the proteins could be the link between oral infection and ...
... none of the common risk factors such as smoking, obesity and high cholesterol. Now, researchers have discovered a new link between gum disease and heart disease that may help find ways to save lives.
