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A Breakthrough for Better Health: The Medical-Dental Connection

Many people experience painful and bloody cleanings when visiting their dental office. When they...

Periodontal Diseases and Pre-Diabetes

Periodontal diseases may contribute to the progression to prediabetes, according to a new study...

Nursing Mothers and Periodontal Bone Loss

An old wives’ tale exists about a tooth lost for every child, and the...

Evaluating Possible Links of Your Mouth and Heart

Since periodontitis is a persistent bacterial infection causing chronic inflammation in periodontal tissues, it...

Nonsurgical Versus Surgical Endodontic Retreatment: “How Do I Choose?”

The purpose of endodontics is to prevent or cure lesions of endodontic origin. Endodontic...

The Oral/Systemic Link and the Effect of Patient Compliance: A Review

The oral/systemic connection has become the most overwhelmingly published topic in the dental literature...

Chlorhexidine and SRP Outcome

Generally, scaling and root planing (SRP) can produce success in reducing pockets surrounding the...

Protein and Periodontal Bone Loss

Periodontal diseases rankle thousands of Americans with their nagging persistence. But scientists are learning...

Antimicrobial Host Response Therapy in Periodontics: A Modern Way to Manage Disease, Part 2

Interest in conservative management of periodontal disease has increased rapidly in the past year...

Periodontal Disease and Stroke

People missing some or all of their teeth or who have significant loss of...