A new study has found that extracts from blueberries could help fight gum disease. Researchers explained that the extract found in wild blueberries helps prevent formation of plaque on teeth, which leads to gum disease and periodontitis. Antibiotics are needed…
In recent years, researchers have continued to find a link between periodontitis (gum disease) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In one study, people with RA were eight times more likely to get periodontitis than people without RA. Another study found…
It has been reported that a growing number of people suffering from Periodontitis, could be at risk for heart disease Recently, a team of researchers who were published in the Journal of the American Society for Microbiology, demonstrated that periodontal…
In a recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research, it was found that male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers. In that same study, it was revealed that female smokers were found to be…
It has been reported that a growing number of people are suffering from teeth grinding which has been linked to and increase of stress in individuals’ lives. In a recent survey by the Chicago Dental Society, it was found that…