September is National Oral Health Month, an opportune time to shine a light on gum disease — a critical but often overlooked ...

are often a normal effect of having a darker skin tone that contains more melanin (the substance that gives skin its pigment, or color). However, black gums can also be a sign of underlying health ...

What you rarely see is an image of the gums. Yet gum health is an essential part of overall dental care. Nico Geurs, DDS, MS, Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor and Chair in the Department of ...