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 ...

Bacteria that causes gum disease can also raise a person's risk of head and neck cancers, a new study says. More than a dozen bacterial species have been linked to a collective 50% increased risk ...

Alzheimer’s and colon cancer are but two of the many diseases that have recently shown unexpected associations with severe gum disease. Credit: Left to right: XtockImages/Getty Images ...

But if you're bleeding is severe or long term, you could have gum disease. And a dentist is going to be the fastest route to a healthy mouth. In the short term, here are a few tricks to find relief.

A dentist has issued a warning over a common daily habit that could give you gum disease. Dr Andrej Bozic from Dentum has said that while many assume using a hard toothbrush to clean their ...

When dentists look inside your mouth, they’re not just looking for cavities. They’re looking for gum disease and oral cancers, as well as assessing the overall health of the millions of bacteria, ...

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If this balance is disturbed however, it can lead to the development of periodontitis (gum infections), inflammation and serious diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, liver and renal disease.