Untreated periodontal disease is more than bad breath. It's a source of chronic infection that quietly damages your pet’s ...

"Conventional (mechanical) treatment of periodontitis can be prohibitively expensive and may not cure severe disease," Slots wrote. Though current therapies are adequate in managing gingivitis and ...

By looking at the expression of thousands of genes in periodontal tissue, researchers can now classify most cases of periodontitis into one of two clusters. More severe cases of the disease are ...

People were 21% more likely to have moderate or severe gum disease if they had diabetic retinopathy, a disease that causes damage to the retina and can lead to blindness, results showed.

Severe gum disease can even be a kind of "tipping point," pushing people into a diabetic state, the experts said. All of this sets up a "vicious cycle" where gum disease and diabetes work on each ...

Severe gum disease can even be a kind of "tipping point," pushing people into a diabetic state, the experts said.

Your endocrinologist might not know about your severe periodontal disease, while your periodontist might not understand how your blood sugar fluctuations are affecting your gum health.

Meanwhile, for those with severe gum disease, each tooth lost was linked to brain shrinkage typical of 1.3 years of brain aging. "These results highlight the importance of preserving the health of the ...

For those with severe gum disease, each additional lost tooth was associated with a faster rate of brain shrinkage, equivalent to 1.3 years of brain aging.

People were 21% more likely to have moderate or severe gum disease if they had diabetic retinopathy, a disease that causes damage to the retina and can lead to blindness, results showed.