The health of your teeth and gums, and oral health in general, is more important than you might think. Decades of research ...

To see him now, you'd be hard pressed to imagine what Harvey Deaton has been through. He's fit and healthy and enjoys ...

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts wa ...

Sitting in A&E aged just 19 and in her second year of university with agonising, swollen ankles, it dawned on Rachel Hall how ...

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn.

We spoke with dentists to learn more about what a calculus bridge is, its side effects and how to prevent one from forming ...

This procedure consists of a thorough cleaning and removing of tartar and plaque, including under the gum line, and examining gums for inflammation or infection. Any bad or loose teeth are removed.

Wisdom teeth usually emerge in late teens or early twenties However due to limited space they can sometimes grow sideways ...

Results from a study in Malawi showed that chewing gum containing xylitol, a naturally occurring alcohol sugar, was associated with a 24% reduction in preterm birth. The findings were published today ...

And this is an infection risk. To disinfect your showerhead ... toothbrushes come into contact with structures in the mouth (gum, teeth, tongue, cheeks, uvula and palates). And each of these ...