Ayana Headspeth suffered from severe periodontal disease before transforming her confidence through an implant procedure ...

New research suggests that a common dietary compound found in tomatoes may be linked to gum health in older adults. A recently published study reports that older adults in the United States who do not ...

Older adults with an insufficient intake of dietary lycopene — a carotenoid typically found in tomatoes and tomato-based products — experienced a much higher risk of severe periodontitis (PD), ...

A healthy mouth is also key to a healthy body, as gum disease has been linked to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer's. Growing ...

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn. "Recent research has shown that diabetes is not only a major risk factor for ...

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(Reuters Health) - People with severe gum disease may be at greater risk for cancer, a U.S. study suggests. “What this report does is continue the support of the idea that gum disease is not just a ...

Research has revealed there’s an ingredient in your morning apple that could reduce the risk of gum disease. Earlier this month, the Archives of Oral Biology posted a study, conducted by researchers ...

Poor oral hygiene is associated with an increased risk for myriad health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and early death. The state of our teeth and gums, ...

Certain diabetes complications were linked to moderate and severe periodontitis, a cross-sectional analysis using Danish population-based data suggested. Among nearly 16,000 patients with type 2 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with moderate to severe gum disease may have an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the results of a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly ...

For years, oral health and cardiovascular health were treated as separate concerns, each with its own set of risk factors and treatments. But emerging research has forced a shift in this perspective.