A generation ago, many people who lost teeth due to age-related complications typically wore dentures. Now, dental implants ...

You may have periodontitis or gum disease which is extremely prevalent in adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cited the prevalence of gum disease in U.S. adults age ...

Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a new U.S. Patent (#12,011,326) for laser-assisted periodontal procedures connected with its LANAP® protocol using the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo had surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand and will miss the start of the regular season. Manager A.J. Hinch said Friday ...

leading to bone loss and eventual tooth loss. Auerbach highlights that gum disease doesn’t just stop in your mouth: “It forms over time, in some cases more rapidly than others, but in all ...

Put simply, some steroid medications can cause bone to break down faster than it is made. “I was diagnosed with arthritis when I was nine,” Jim said. “My arthritis and Crohn’s disease ...

such as probing depths or bone loss. Vapers had higher plaque buildup than non-smokers and former smokers, suggesting potential risks for cavities and gum disease. Tobacco smokers, however ...

Limb sparing surgery is the main operation for primary bone cancer in the arms or legs. This page is about cancer that starts in your bone (primary bone cancer). If your cancer has spread into bone ...

You might need to have an amputation rather than limb sparing surgery if: the cancer has grown into the major nerves and blood vessels around your bone tumour you developed an infection after your ...

From the Summer 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease appear to decline more quickly in their memory and thinking if they have gum disease.