Background Obesity, a well-known risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), is associated with chronic periodontitis in adults. This cross-sectional pilot study on obese adolescents ...

Your smile is one of your most valuable assets, yet its health is often overlooked until discomfort or pain forces attention.

A more severe form of chronic, or acute gum disease, is called periodontitis. At this stage inflamed gums pull away from your teeth, and infected pockets can form. The infection eventually ...

Chances are you already have the mildest form of gum disease, called gingivitis (pronounced: jin-juh-VY-tus). Bleeding gums are usually a sign of gingivitis. Other warning signs include gum tenderness ...

Bleeding gums are one of the telltale signs of gum disease. Starting as gingivitis and progressing to more serious ...

Gum disease starts with inflammation in the gums ... Research shows that scaling and root planing can reduce gum pockets, the spaces between teeth and gums where bacteria thrive, and improve ...

It's often hard to avoid tantalizing your sweet tooth! And while you might fret about your waistline, your dentist is more worried about your smile…and not just because of cavities. Solomon ...

Mild to moderate periodontitis. Untreated gingivitis leads to mild to moderate periodontitis. At this stage of gum disease, periodontal pockets start to form. This is when gums pull away from the ...

Chances are you already have the mildest form of gum disease, called gingivitis (pronounced: jin-juh-VY-tus). Bleeding gums are usually a sign of gingivitis. Other warning signs include gum tenderness ...