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

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 ...

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 ...

Gum disease (also called periodontal disease) occurs when the tissues that hold your teeth become infected or inflamed. Poor dental hygiene is the most common cause of this issue, but certain risk ...

Systemic inflammation and alterations in lipid metabolism are common traits of periodontal disease that could explain the link between CVD and periodontitis. Although randomized, controlled ...